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31 May 2014

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(Business Wire, Stockholm, 12 May 2014) Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK) and Bank of China have entered into a EUR 100 million Master Export Credit Facility Agreement for the financing of environmental projects and Swedish clean technology. The purpose of this agreement is to facilitate the development of new, sustainable Swedish-Chinese solutions to meet the challenges for climate change and environmental degradation while promoting sustainable economic growth, responsible business conduct and new employment both in China and in Sweden. SEK grants financing to Bank of China that provides loans to Chinese buyers with respect to their purchases under Swedish contracts. Environmental projects and Swedish clean technologies are defined according to EU´s Eco-innovation Action Plan (2011).