Interim report January-March 2018: SEK is well-positioned to meet increased demand for export financing
Swedish exports continued to perform strongly in the first quarter of the year. The need for financing in connection with export businesses remained stable for both large and medium-sized companies.“Companies’ expectation of increased export demand are noticeable. SEK has both the skills and the preparedness necessary to meet their financing needs”, says SEK’s CEO Catrin Fransson. At the same time, there is a healthy access to market finance impacted SEK’s new lending in the first quarter, which was down year-on-year and amounted to Skr 13.0 billion (3M17: Skr 17.5 billion). Operating