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Nils E. Emilsson has passed away

7 Jan 2011

Nils E. Emilsson, NIB's First Vice President and Head of Lending, died on Sunday as a result of serious illness.

NIB welcomes secretariat of new Northern Dimension partnership

17 Dec 2010

A secretariat for the new Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics has been inaugurated at NIB in Helsinki.

NIB finances Ringkjøbing Landbobank’s wind park programme in Jutland, Denmark

16 Dec 2010

NIB is financing a loan programme with Ringkjøbing Landbobank totalling DKK 150 million (EUR 20 million) for financing windmill investments in Jutland on the western coast of Denmark. The term of the loan is 10 years.

Category A project for public disclosure

16 Dec 2010

NIB finances new hydropower station in Greenland

15 Dec 2010 Hydropower station in Sisimiut, Greenland. Photo: Johan Ljungberg

NIB has provided a EUR 33.5 million (DKK 250 million) loan to the Greenland Self Rule Government to finance the construction of a new hydropower station near Sisimiut, on the western coast of Greenland.

NIB President: Nordic competitiveness calls for regional solutions

2 Nov 2010

NIB President Johnny Åkerholm stresses the role of regional solutions in ensuring the competitiveness of Nordic countries in the future. According to him, the focus should now be on agreed initiatives and plans.

SEK 1.5bn bond launched

1 Nov 2010

NIB has launched a SEK 1.5 billion fixed-rate benchmark transaction.

China receives NIB loan programmes

26 Oct 2010

NIB and the Ministry of Finance of China have agreed on two new long-term loan programmes, the General LP and the Environmental LP, totalling together USD 200 million.

NIB’s 5-year Kangaroo deal increased to AUD 625m

26 Oct 2010

NIB has issued an AUD 325 million tranche to increase its 6% Kangaroo deal due 6 April 2015.

NIB allocates EUR 45 million for Estlink-2

20 Oct 2010 Photo: Gösta Bergström

A new high-voltage power connection across the Gulf of Finland is a key to securing energy supply and sustainable development of the whole Baltic Sea region.