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Sweden’s largest lender shifts policy on nuclear weapons

SEB lifts restrictions on Nato-based nuclear weapons firms as European security threat grows
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Sweden’s largest lender shifts policy on nuclear weaponsA worker at the Center for Scientific and Technical Study of Aquitaine, a French facility dedicated to the design of nuclear weapons © Getty

Swedish bank SEB has revised its arms and defence policy to permit business with nuclear weapons companies as long as they are “headquartered” in a Nato country.

Announced this week, the updated policy means Sweden’s largest lender will allow business relationships with Nato-headquartered companies involved in the “development, testing, production, manufacturing, acquisition, possession or stockpiling of nuclear weapons”. Restrictions still apply to doing business with such companies outside the military alliance.

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Anita Hawser is the Europe editor at The Banker. For the past 20 years, Anita has worked as a freelance journalist for a range of banking, finance and tech titles covering topics such as cybersecurity, financial crime, cryptocurrencies, payments, trade and supply chain finance. Before joining The Banker, Anita was Europe editor at Global Finance.
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