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Continued success

2010 was a successful year for Folksam, with sharply increased premium volumes. Folksam gained market shares in several areas during the year, in particular through new unit-linked insurance policies.
Assets under management grew by SEK 26 billion during the year and totalled SEK 268 billion at year-end, and the return was good.

- Having a portfolio that grows as rapidly as ours is obviously...

Stockholm, Sweden continues to be a hot pick in Northern Europe for investors. During 2010, 183 qualified foreign direct investments were made in the region which was an increase of 12 percent compared to 2009.
The most attractive sector for investors remained to be ICT, followed by retail, business services and cleantech. That is revealed by the year-end result from Stockholm Business Region, the official...

SSAB will resume the project for a new advanced line for quenched and tempered (QT) steel plate in Mobile, Alabama. In addition, a decision has been taken to construct a finishing line at SSAB’s plate center in Kunshan, China. Together, the investments total SEK 2.2 billion (approximately US$ 300 million).
The QT line in Mobile is a part of the major investment program announced in August 2008. Following a...