Growing troubles in the Baltics add to Sweden’s problems

Concerns about the health of the Swedish banking system have increased further in response to a growing threat of an exchange rate devaluation in the Baltics. While the impact of such a devaluation on the Swedish banking system may be exaggerated, rising bad loans at home and abroad mean that a further tightening in Swedish credit conditions is inevitable.

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