Brussels, 12/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 11 February 2009, the European Commission approved a Swedish aid scheme intended to bolster the financing of the real economy by providing capital to banks. The Commission considers that the scheme is in line with Community law, given that the measures are limited in time and require a significant proportion of private investment alongside with the state intervention. The Swedish recapitalisation scheme allows the Government to provide share capital or hybrid capital to be counted as bank Tier 1 capital. The state will only provide capital if a substantial contribution is provided by private investors (at least 30% of the total investment). The state will then participate in the recapitalisation on the same terms as the private investors. Recapitalisation will also carry with it certain constraints on corporate remuneration. The Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) will regularly monitor the lending of recapitalised banks towards households and companies in the real economy and provide public reports on a monthly basis.