Clinton received 5 million of Handelsbanken – Expressen

Handelsbanken wanted obviously keen to know multimillionaire and ex-president Bill Clinton speak.

They paid no less than 5.5 million for the party.

And this is no normal fees we are talking about. Bill Clinton has never before received so much paid for a speech or lecture that he received by Handelsbanken, according to Dagens Industri.

The former US President Bill Clinton’s lectures must be something special.

It seems in any case be Handelsbanken’s line. They paid ie ex-president the entire 5.5 million for a lecture while. It is clear from Mr and Mrs Clinton declaration data, published last Friday. It reports DI.

“very unfamiliar”

Handelsbanken’s press contact Bengt Carlsson says he does not recognize these sums.

– It is for me very unfamiliar.

Is there a reasonable amount?

– Not a clue.

Bengt Carlsson also said that Handelsbanken never comments customer relationships.

– Customer Relationships may be that you have an account in the bank, and it has Bill Clinton certainly is not. But it is still a business relationship in this case.

Served 1.2 billion

The confidentiality of Hillary Clinton’s campaign has previously criticized, and that spouses Clinton now chosen to publish their declaration data can be seen as a response to it. The declaration shows the pair earned a full 1.2 billion between 2007 and 2014.

Much of the money comes from the lectures and speeches of organizations and companies.

But the sum Handelsbanken chose To add to hear Clinton speak is not the normal fees. On the contrary – it Handelsbanken paid was by far the highest salary either of the spouses received for a speech or lecture.

“Rhymes very bad”

Records sum he received for that in May 2013 it held a speech at Handelsbanken Capital Markets in Stockholm, writes New York Times. According to the newspaper kept Bill Clinton fifteen numbers outside the United States that year.

Handelsbanken paid 750,000 dollars, about 4.9 million in the future dollar rate for the speech, writes DI. As icing on the cake, the Bank paid the same day also published further 100,000 dollars to Bill Clinton the same day as the speech was given. This corresponds to about 659 000 kronor in the future dollar.

– At cost controls has been one of the cornerstones of Handelsbanken’s strategy, so this rhyme course very badly with the image bank wants to show off, says Aktiespararnas CEO Carl Rosén DI.