The extremely strong capacity of Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) to honor its financial obligations in a timely manner is underpinned by the strong membership support of the eight NIB member countries, its strong position, and its very high asset quality, which leads to stable and predictable profitability. NIB was founded in 1975, with the aim of strengthening and developing Nordic cooperation and promoting growth in member countries by means of financing long-term projects in both the private and public sectors. The bank also finances projects in emerging markets outside member countries that are of mutual interest to the member countries and the borrowing countries. Since its establishment, NIB has enjoyed the unerring support of member governments. At year-end 2007, authorized
