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EKN Magazine

Welcome to EKN Magazine. We provide inspiration and offer tips for companies and banks that work with exports or have just begun that journey out in the world.

Christina Friborg, SSAB, and Tora Leifland, Volvo CE. Photo: Samuel Unéus

  • Sustainability
  • Financing

Towards net zero with fossil-free steel

Fossil-free steel could transform heavy industry, cutting emissions and accelerating the path to net zero.

Towards net zero with fossil-free steel
Sign from COP

  • Sustainability
  • Financing
  • Trade

COP26: “The fi­nan­cial sec­tor has a key role to play”

Marie Aglert, Head of Business Area Large Corporates at EKN, attended the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow. The important role of the financial sector in the climate transition and the need for a modernisation of the OECD framework were among her takeaways.

COP26: “The fi­nan­cial sec­tor has a key role to play”
Stena vessel

  • Sustainability
  • Financing

Smooth ferry leasing secured

A new export finance solution enables ferry leasing while reducing risk and supporting more sustainable maritime transport.

Smooth ferry leasing secured
Building of railway

  • Sustainability
  • Financing

Fast track to growth in Ghana

In Ghana, EKN-backed financing enables the biggest railway investment since independence. The project will boost exports, create new jobs and add to sustainability by shifting cargo from road to rail.

Fast track to growth in Ghana
Headphones

  • Sustainability
  • Tech

Solar cells from Swe­den’s Exeger – soon in a headset near you

Imagine photovoltaic cells that can be charged through indoor lighting, bent any which way, and look like leather, fabric or even brushed steel? And that can be integrated into headsets, remote controls and even your cellphone?

Solar cells from Swe­den’s Exeger – soon in a headset near you
Inside a mine

  • Financing
  • Guarantees

“Working with EKN was the big unlock”

Mining one of the world’s largest copper discoveries in an environment like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, requires a thorough environmental and social due diligence and a comprehensive project sustainability agenda.

“Working with EKN was the big unlock”
Skyscrapers

  • Sustainability
  • Guarantees

ECA’s get the green light to cover more local costs

The OECD raises the limit on how much local content in a project that may be covered by export credit agencies. The change reflects the reality of today’s complex global value chains and the multinational sourcing in large infrastructure projects, in particular.

ECA’s get the green light to cover more local costs
Construction work in progress

  • Financing
  • Markets

Massive in­fra­struc­ture in­vest­ments

Local manufacturing and attractive dealership financing from EKN have stimulated growth in China for Volvo Construction Equipment. “The ability to offer credit is important in building a brand.”

Massive in­fra­struc­ture in­vest­ments
Part of a vessel under water

  • Sustainability
  • Guarantees

No more free cruises for in­va­sive species

The mandatory ballast water treatment systems required under new maritime regulation is a major investment to smaller and midsize shipping companies. Supplier credit guarantees from EKN help spread the cost and boost exports of Alfa Laval’s market-leading solutions.

No more free cruises for in­va­sive species
Road work with Volvo equipment

  • Sustainability
  • Bank
  • Financing

Paving the way for progress

Cocoa, gold and oil, coupled with political stability, has placed Ghana in the top tier of African economies, but the quality of the infrastructure hasn’t quite kept up. That’s about to change.

Paving the way for progress