The Swedish Corporate Bond Market
Challenges and Policy Recommendations
This report provides an assessment of the Swedish corporate bond market and policy
recommendations to improve its functioning, drawing from detailed empirical analysis
and in-depth interviews with market participants. It includes two empirical chapters
which provide insights into the market's evolution over the last two decades based
on original data, emphasising changes since the 2008 financial crisis with respect
to market size, issuer characteristics, credit quality, industry composition and investor
universe. These developments are also considered in an international context, comparing
the Swedish market with selected peer countries, both in Europe and elsewhere.
Published on April 04, 2024