1.7.09

Joint press release on Nordic credits to Iceland

Loan agreements have today been signed between Iceland and Denmark, Finland and Sweden respectively, and between Seðlabanki Íslands, guaranteed by Iceland and Norges Bank, guaranteed by Norway. Under the agreements the Nordic lenders stand ready to provide Iceland with total credits of 1.775 billion euro.

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Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen

30.6.09

Minister Väyrynen to meet Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of Hong Kong Rita Lau

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen will meet Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Rita Lau on Thursday, 2 July. The Minister and Secretary will discuss the bilateral commerce and trade relations between Finland and Hong Kong and the measures for coping with the international financial and economic crisis.

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The Vanhanen's second Cabinet took office on 19 April 2007. The present Cabinet is a majority cabinet formed by the Centre Party, the National Coalition Party, the Green League and the Swedish People’s Party of Finland. The Cabinet has 20 ministers.

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