Sweden’s property issues flare up again

The fragility of Sweden’s property sector hit the headlines again this week as commercial real estate firm SBB suffered a downgrade of its credit rating to “junk” status and cancelled its dividend. Further problems in the property sector are likely to contribute to Sweden experiencing a deeper recession than most European economies this year.

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