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Mixed signals about the Swedish economy


Swedish policymakers give differing views on how much a fresh recession would drag down the economy.

• ‘Swedish economy is slowing significantly’
• Swedish export threatened by safe-haven status

 


‘How to build a strong currency union while closing democracy gaps’


 


High-speed broadband cheapest in Stockholm


Companies in Stockholm have access to the cheapest high-speed broadband in Europe, according to a new report.

• Sweden among most resilient to cyberattacks
• Half of Swedish three-year-olds online

 


Sweden tops global ICT ranking


“Sweden offers one of the best climates for technological adoption and innovation”, World Economic Forum and Insead said.

 


Swedish export threatened by safe-haven status


 


Sweden reports budget surplus for 2011


“Swedish government finances developed strongly in 2011″.

 


Swedish economy faces great uncertainty in 2012


 


Swedish central bank cuts interest rate to 1.75%


The Riksbank said: “There is considerable uncertainty concerning economic developments.

 


Corruption ranking: country-by-country


Transparency International Corruption Perceptions ranking.

 


World experiences ‘unprecedented’ turmoil


There is very little confidence in the capacity of political leaders to solve problems and confidence in the financial markets, SEB said.

 


OECD forecasts: growth, unemployment, inflation


Country-by-country: OECD forecasts for this and next year.

 


Swedes 6th richest in the world


• Balancing at the edge of a recession

 


Balancing at the edge of a recession


SEB, Sweden’s third biggest bank, warned in its latest Nordic Outlook that the global economy will be close to recession next year.

• ‘Serious stability risk’ for Swedish banks

 


Half of Swedish three-year-olds online


Swedes are among the world’s most connected people and are swarming to the Internet at an ever earlier age.

• Sweden among top in Internet download speed

 


Nordics least exposed to climate change risks


A third of humanity, mostly in Africa and South Asia, face the biggest risks from climate change.

 


WSJ’s pick of Stockholm’s start-ups




Wall Street Journal hails Stockholm as a start-up Mecca.

 


Volvo Buses plans $80 million India investment


The investment will fuel a five-fold increase in annual output.

• Swedish firms to invest more in China
• Scania slashes production amid global slowdown

 


‘Serious stability risk’ for Swedish banks


Sweden may have some of the strongest public finances in Europe but its banks are more vulnerable than most in the current euro debt crisis, Finance Minister Anders Borg said.

• European bailout needs Swedish model: FT

 


European bailout needs Swedish model: FT


• Sweden has (second) best reputation in the world
• Sweden announces 2012 crisis budget • Sweden: ‘the rock star of the recovery’

 


US duo win Economics Nobel for macro work


Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims, both 68, won the Nobel Economics Prize.

• Prosecutor probes leak of Nobel winner’s name

 


List of Nobel Economics Prize laureates


 


Sweden warns: Greece budget going ‘off track’


 


Sweden has (second) best reputation in the world


• Sweden scores highest in ‘Rule of law index’

 


Sweden among top in Internet download speed


The world’s fastest and slowest Internet speed countries.

 


Today’s financial crisis nothing to Renaissance Florence


In the 14th century, the three major banks in Florence went bankrupt when the king of England was unable to pay his debts.

 


Sweden announces 2012 crisis budget



‘The Swedish economy will slacken considerably in 2012’.

• ‘Sweden well prepared for the autumn storms’
• Sweden cuts 2012 growth forecast

 


‘Sweden well prepared for the autumn storms’


• Sweden’s economic recovery slows to a halt
• Sweden cuts 2012 growth forecast

 


Sweden’s economic recovery slows to a halt


“The recovery in the world economy has slowed to a halt, and so has economic recovery in Sweden“, an economy research institute said.

 


‘No quick fix’ to resolve global economic troubles


Both US Fed and the ECB will leave their key interest rates unchanged, SEB said in its Nordic Outlook.

• Sweden cuts 2012 growth forecast

 


Sweden cuts 2012 growth forecast


 


Swedish CFOs more concerned about economy


Far fewer companies now plan to employ more staff domestically while profit expectations for 2011 are declining, SEB said.

 


Sweden prepares finance sector defence


 


Sweden eyes ‘significant’ 2012 outlook revision


 


Swedish inflation swells to 3.3 percent


Higher prices reflect hike in interest costs, package holidays, fuel and food and non-alcoholic beverages.

 


Sweden’s FinMin: ‘I think it will remain messy’


• Swedish stocks dive after US downgrade
• Nordic stock markets close deep in the red

 


Interest rate hike likely as Sweden’s GDP booms


The country’s growth rate beats the expectations of analysts.

• Sweden: ‘the rock star of the recovery’

 


Euro firms after Europe’s bank stress-test


 


‘The Swedish economy has rebounded strongly’


Sweden must ‘continue monitoring the situation’ on the housing market and ‘be prepared to tighten’ the cap.

• Sweden: ‘the rock star of the recovery’
• Swedish Riksbank boss among most powerful people in Europe’s financial markets

 

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