Swedish CFOs See Worst Business Prospects Since Financial Crisis

Chief financial officers in major Swedish companies have the bleakest view of business prospects since the global financial crisis, a survey by SEB AB and Deloitte AB showed.

Just 20% of CFOs in the Nordic nation see favorable business opportunities over the next six months, compared with 41% in the spring, with a major shift in the mood detected especially in the machinery industry, the Stockholm-based bank said in a report on Thursday.