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Sweden welcomes Eurozone country agreement; drafts legislation

Stockholm - Sweden is soon to present legislation aimed at shoring up confidence in the finance sector, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said Monday. At a joint news conference with Finance Minister Anders Borg, Reinfeldt also welcomed a weekend agre...
Posted : Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:45:16 GMT
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Stockholm - Sweden is soon to present legislation aimed at shoring up confidence in the finance sector, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said Monday. At a joint news conference with Finance Minister Anders Borg, Reinfeldt also welcomed a weekend agreement by Eurozone countries to solve the financial turmoil.

Reinfeldt told reporters that the deal "was very heartening. It is a first important step to secure financial stability in Sweden."

The legislation would likely be presented later this week.

Sweden, a member of the 27-nation European Union, has not introduced the joint European curency, the euro.

Borg underlined that the Swedish bank sector was stable and the banks were solvent, indicating that at present the government was not considering injecting cash into the banks.

A week ago, the Swedish government said it planned to

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