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Is it still possible to do business with Russia? This is a topical issue for many Swedish companies after a turbulent time for the country. EKN’s experts say yes – and list what the companies ought to consider before exporting to Russia.

Climeon is a cleantech company whose innovation is converting low temperature waste heat or geothermal heat into electricity. Onstage at the Åre Business Forum were Cimeon’s Head of Project Finance, Alexander Helling and the Director General of EKN, Anna-Karin Jatko, to explain the funding solution that made the successful export of Climeon’s leading green technology possible.

It is now being made easier for banks to help innovative companies aiming to enter the export market. At the Åre Business Forum the Director General of EKN, Anna-Karin Jatko, announced a new funding solution which covers 80 per cent of the banks’ risk in the export transactions of innovative small and medium-sized companies.

EKN has appointed Peter Tuving as Chief Credit Officer and head of the Risk Advisory and CSR department. He is responsible for the quality assurance, development and streamlining of EKN’s credit analysis, sustainability analysis and country analysis.

Sustainable business is possible even on difficult markets. Sustainability is also beneficial from a commercial perspective. These are the conclusions drawn by Karin Wessman, EKN’s sustainability expert, and the sustainability panel which she moderated at GTR Nordic in Stockholm on 16 November 2017. Karin answers three questions about the panel discussion:

Strong growth in Asia, recovery in Europe and increased demand from North America will contribute to continued growth in global trade over the next year. This creates opportunities for Swedish exports.