Swedbank congratulates Anna Breman

The General Council of the Swedish Riksbank has today appointed Swedbank's Chief Economist Anna Breman as Deputy Governor. She most recently comes from the role of Chief Economist and Head of Macro analysis at Swedbank, where she has contributed greatly with her broad and deep knowledge of the financial market from both a national and a global perspective.

Anna Breman has successfully led Swedbank's Global Macro Research Team, which is responsible for all global, regional and national macro analysis at Swedbank. Anna has also helped build Swedbank's team of senior and knowledgeable experts and initiated reports like Swedbank Economic Outlook (SEO); a quarterly macro analysis with focus on the Nordic and Baltic countries, the global economy and an in-depth analysis of current market themes.

“We would like to congratulate Anna Breman to her new assignment and thank her for her fantastic contributions to the bank. She has contributed to widening the knowledge and understanding of financial issues both in Sweden and internationally, for us as a bank, our customers and the public with her sharpness in macro analysis”, says Ola Laurin, Head of LC&I, Swedbank.

Swedbank's Forecast Manager and Deputy Head of Macro analysis, Andreas Wallström, has been appointed acting Chief Economist and Head of Global Macro Research. Andreas will take on his new role as of the 11 November.

Andreas has previously held several senior positions and expert assignments, including at the Ministry of Finance and the European Commission. Andreas's analyses are recognized as of high quality and he has a special expertise in the housing market and sustainability issues that he combins with a high ambition that macro analysis will continue to generate high customer value and actively spread knowledge to a broad target group.

Anna Breman takes up her new assignment at the Swedish Riksbank on 1 December.

Contact:
Unni Jerndal, Head of Press Office, Swedbank, tfn: +46 73 092 11 80

Swedbank encourages a sound and sustainable financial situation for the many households and businesses. As a leading bank in the home markets of Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Swedbank offers a wide range of financial services and products. Swedbank has over 7 million retail customers and around 600 000 corporate customers and organisations with 173 branches in Sweden and 123 branches in the Baltic countries. The group is also present in other Nordic countries, the US and China. As of 30 September, 2019 the group had total assets of SEK 2 507 billion. Read more at www.swedbank.com