The new Business Centres will deliver business services to medium-sized entreprises, with an emphasis on international active companies with complex financial needs.

In particular, they focus on businesses seeking multiple banking services, such as international credit facilities, international cash management, treasury products, factoring, trade finance, export & project finance, trust services and subsequently leasing.

Karel De Boeck, CEO Fortis Commercial & Private Banking, comments:

"These openings are in line with Fortis' pan-European expansion strategy. We are very pleased to extend our offer of cross-border financial solutions for enterprise and entrepreneur to the Scandinavian countries, going there where our customers go. Fortis aims to become the preferred international bank for internationally operating companies in Scandinavia."

• The Danish team is headed by Christian B. Andreasen, who joined Fortis in December 2005. Christian has previously held corporate responsibilities for other Danish banks in Denmark, amongst them Forstaedernes Bank A/S and Jyske Bank A/S
  
  The Copenhagen Branch is situated at Gothersgade 49, 3rd floor, DK - 1123 Copenhagen K, Denmark.
  Phone Office: + 45 32 71 19 00
  Mr Christian B. Andreasen + 45 32 71 19 01
  Fax: + 45 32 71 19 18
  E-mail: christian.andreasen@fortis.com.
  
• The Swedish team is headed by Thomas Wrangdahl, who joined Fortis early 2006 and was previously Head of Export & Project Finance at HSH Nordbank, Nordic Area.
  
  The Stockholm Branch is situated at Birger Jarlsgatan 25, Box 7763, SE-103 96 Stockholm, Sweden.
  Phone Office : + 46 85 05 37 550
  Thomas Wrangdahl : + 46 85 05 37 551
  Fax: + 46 85 05 37 568
  E-mail: thomas.wrangdahl@fortis.com