Financial figures for January-August 2009

Financial information on the period January-August 2009 is now available. NIB is publishing key figures and the following tables: statement of comprehensive income, statement of financial position, changes in equity and cash flow statement. The document includes comments on the figures by NIB’s President and CEO, Johnny Åkerholm. The figures for the period January-April are unaudited.

Key figures, EUR million
	Aug 2009*	Aug 2008*	Dec 2008
Net interest income	142	136	212
Core earnings**	127	119	189
Profit	231	30	-281
Loans disbursed	1,196	1,847	2,486
Loan agreements	686	1,636	2,707
Loans outstanding	13,584	13,381	13,063
Guarantee commitments	17	25	17
New debt issues	3,113	3,290	4,681
Debts evidenced by certificates	17,911	15,730	17,549
Net liquidity	3,479	3,617	3,638
Total assets	22,306	20,518	22,620
Equity/total assets (%)	8.8	9.9	7.6
Number of employees	174	169	170

*Unaudited figures
to be read in conjunction with NIB’s audited financial statements for 2008 and the notes thereto.

**Core earnings consist of the profit before adjustments to hedge accounting, fair value adjustments made to the trading portfolio and impairment of loans and reversals of these.