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EKN global outlook 2018: All parts of the world are now contributing to growth in the global economy.

Prime Design Sweden is the company behind the revolutionary lighting solution Baselight, which can help save lives in the dark, for example, in the event of a natural disaster. The rapidly growing company recently signed an agreement for a large delivery to India. This is the first such transaction to be conducted with the support of EKN’s and Almi’s new joint financing solution.

For many years, the driving force of Swedish exports has been the physical products exported by Swedish industry. Swedish companies successfully conquered global markets with their high-quality, innovative products. Swedish companies now have fresh opportunities for conquering foreign markets as the export of services gains increasing importance. EKN is now working on new insurance solutions that will give even greater support to exports of services.

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.