eQ BANK RAISES ITS PRIME RATE

eQ CORPORATION         STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE                 12.1.2007 AT 10.30

eQ BANK RAISES ITS PRIME RATE
(translation from Finnish language original)

The Board of eQ Corporation's subsidiary, eQ Bank Ltd, has decided to raise the
eQ Prime interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.50 per cent as of February
1, 2007.

After the change, the effective annual interest rate on eQ's deposit account
varies between 1.45 and 2.75 per cent, depending on the account balance.


For further information:

Antti Mäkinen                       tel. +358 9 6817 8686
CEO                                 gsm. +358 50 561 1501
eQ Corporation                      e-mail antti.makinen@eQ.fi



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