Despite high inflation and turbulent financial markets in 2023, citizens’ interest in investments, especially in investment funds and bonds, has grown significantly. This is what Swedbank’s statistics for 11 months of this year show. During this period, the volume of new investments in securities reached 44 million. euro.
Over the course of three years, the number of clients who hold exchange-traded funds or ETFs in their securities or investment accounts increased by 360%, while those who have investment funds increased by 279%, Baltic stock shares – by 126%, foreign shares – by 71 %. Bonds also gained similar popularity: since last year, when central banks started raising interest rates, the increase in bond holdings in customer accounts was observed by 176%.
2023-12-27 08:11:17
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