Primary dealer agreement with Merita Bank

The Riksbank has concluded a primary dealer agreement for the foreign exchange market with Merita Bank, Helsinki. The agreement come into force on 1 October 1997.

The Riksbank's primary dealers are as follows:

Eleven in the foreign exchange market
Crédit Agricole Indosuez Stockholm Branch
Chase Manhattan Bank N.A., London
Citibank N.A., London
Merita Bank, Helsinki
Midland Bank plc, London
Nordbanken
SBC Warburg, Zürich
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
Swedbank (FöreningSparbanken)
Svenska Handelsbanken
Unibank, Copenhagen

Eleven in the money and bond market
Alfred Berg Transferator Fondkommission AB
Consensus Fondkommission AB
E. Öhman J:or Fondkommission AB
Erik Penser Fondkommission AB
JP Bank
Midland Bank plc, London
Nordbanken
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
Swedbank (FöreningSparbanken)
Svenska Handelsbanken
Unibank, Copenhagen

For further information, please call the Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy Department: Kjell Nordin, chiefsdealer, phone +46 8 696 68 04.