Swedish National Export Credits Guarantee Board ( sv, Exportkreditnämnden, EKN) is a
Swedish
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government agency
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that answers to the
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. The agency is located in
Stockholm
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.
Its aim is to promote Swedish exports by issuing guarantees, functioning as insurances, by which the
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assumes certain risks. The customers include export companies and banks.
See also
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Government agencies in Sweden
The government agencies in Sweden are state-controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Sweden. The ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to monitor the ...
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Swedish Export Credit Corporation The Swedish Export Credit Corporation ( sv, Aktiebolaget Svensk Exportkredit) is a state-owned corporation that serves as an export credit agency. It provides medium- and long-term export credits. It works with the Ministry of Finance A ministry of ...
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Export Credits Guarantee Board
Foreign trade of Sweden
Foreign relations of Sweden
Export credit agencies
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