Sweden’s minister for financial markets and consumer affairs, Per Bolund, explains to Stefanie Linhardt how the country maintains its stable economy, and why the European Banking Association would be better off located in Stockholm.
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Is Sweden’s stellar economy creating a housing bubble?
March 1, 2017Sweden is enjoying impressive economic growth, reflected in rising house prices and an increase in household debt. Now, fears of a property bubble are fuelling calls for the government to speed up measures to cool the market. Stefanie Linhardt reports.

Could tax and regulatory reform derail Sweden's strong showing?
March 1, 2017Sweden’s banks have survived the recent low interest rate environment and remain profitable. But a payroll tax on financial institutions and ongoing regulatory uncertainty threaten to take their toll. Stefanie Linhardt outlines the likely headwinds.
Banking on negative rates
December 9, 2015Negative rates stunt interest income as banks are reluctant to pass the costs onto depositors.
Sovereign debt weighs on Sweden’s banks
November 3, 2015With capital now required for government bond holdings in Sweden, The Banker looks at the sovereign debt exposure at the country’s top four banks.

Hybrid drives Volvo to a steadier credit profile
January 5, 2015With credit ratings on negative outlook, Swedish car manufacturer Volvo chose a hybrid issue to smooth the road ahead.

SEB encourages great minds to think differently
September 2, 2013Lars Millberg, head of transaction banking at SEB's merchant banking division, discusses the importance of innovation, and describes the bank's unique approach to encouraging out-of-the-box thinking among its employees.

Europe issues hang heavy over Sweden's finance minister
February 1, 2013It may not be part of the struggling eurozone but Sweden is suffering its very own Europe-related problems. Its finance minister, Anders Borg, tells The Banker why he does not want the UK to leave the EU, what difficulties could be posed by the formation of a banking union and where the responsibility for bailing out banks should lie.

Green energy feels the chill
December 3, 2012Tighter bank financing, falling government subsidies and rising US shale gas production are all putting the squeeze on the renewable energy industry.
Basel risk weights leave banks with unequal burdens
March 26, 2012The process of risk-weighting assets will become even more crucial to calculating bank capital adequacy under Basel III than it is already. Which is why there is growing dissent about the unexplained discrepancies between how different banks are measuring the same risks.
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