News in brief (2-8 November)
Here you'll find quick news about Swedish business and economy.
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• Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis buys back 14 percent of Skype, eBay confirmed Friday.
• Scandinavian airline SAS said that October passenger traffic fell 13.5 percent while load factor improved.
• Sweden's debt office is set to give Saab Automobile the green light for state guarantees for a 400 million euro ($594 million) loan from the European Investment Bank.
• Newspaper group Metro eyes small profit in 2010.
• The founders of Skype have agreed to join the investor group buying the Internet calling service from EBay Inc.
• The Swedish Riksbank’s plan to keep interest rates at a record low for a further year risks fueling a house price bubble.
• The Swedish government has proposed removing a general limit on hedge funds' leverage.
• Swedish construction company Skanska posted stronger-than-expected net profit for the third quarter on the back of healthy margins, and said economic conditions seem to be improving.
• Swedish government pledges super-fast broadband for all.
• Sweden's central bank chief believed the economy had bottomed out but a weak labour market called for keeping monetary policy expansionary.
• Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt called on China to set a tougher target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
• Swedish telecoms operator Millicom said there could be opportunities to pick up African assets of Kuwait's Zain if that unit were broken up.
• How Swedish MPs handle expenses.
• Mamma Mia - should Swedes speak English?
• "17 Swedish Designers" debuts Friday at The Cleveland Institute of Art.
• Electrolux says to focus more on emerging markets.
• Sweden’s krona rose against the euro, advancing from near its weakest since July
• Swedish unions ask for 2.6 percent wage hike in 2010
• Putin informs Reinfeldt of Ukraine’s problems with gas payment
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Last Updated (Tuesday, 08 December 2009 14:23)






















