SEB ranked Best Trade Bank - Nordics & Baltics

SEB is ranked best trade bank in the Nordic and Baltic region
according to recent Global Awards survey done by Trade Finance
Magazine.


"We are delighted to have won this inaugural award in an entirely new
category in the Trade Finance Awards, and we would like to thank our
clients and Trade Finance Magazines readers for taking the time to
express their support," says Lars Millberg, Global Head of Trade
Finance. "We have a lot left to do before we have reached our target,
but our efforts the past years are starting to take effect in the
market and this prize is a confirmation that we are on the right
track", Millberg concludes.

In November 2008, SEB launched The Benche (www.thebenche.com), a
free, online community forum to encourage knowledge sharing and
facilitate open dialogue between individuals active in international
trade. The Benche is already becoming the industry standard reference
point for trade finance and we are delighted at the level of support
we have received from our customers and the wider market. The site
has attracted visitors from 171 countries across a wide spectrum of
companies and people working in the industry.

The Awards for Excellence is an annual event where banks, law firms
and insurers and others identify the best trade finance providers.


SEB is a North European financial group serving some 400,000
corporate customers and institutions and five million private
individuals. SEB offers universal banking services in Sweden, Germany
and the Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It also has
local presence in the other Nordic countries, Ukraine and Russia and
a global presence through its international network in major
financial centres. On 31 March 2009, the Group's total assets
amounted to SEK 2,460bn (~EUR 225bn) while its assets under
management totalled SEK 1,187bn (~EUR 108bn).The Group has about
21,000 employees. Read more about SEB at www.sebgroup.com

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For further information, please contact:
Lars Millberg, Global Head of Trade Finance, [phone]
Press contact: Elisabeth Lennhede, [phone],
[e-mail]


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