Preliminary comments on NIB's activities in 2007

The uncertainties in the financial markets favoured high-quality issuers such as NIB. Debt issuance increased to EUR 4.3 billion, which is the highest amount ever recorded. Hence, NIB’s liquidity situation is somewhat stronger than originally foreseen.

NIB’s financial report for 2007 will be published on 12 March 2008.

Johnny Åkerholm
President and CEO

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