March 12, 2010
Published: 28 Nov 08 10:39 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/15998/20081128/
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Seasonally adjusted data shows that Sweden’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.1 percent in both the second and third quarters, technically putting the country in a recession.
The inflation rate doubled in February to 1.2 percent on January's figure as household mortgage interest payments no longer had a dampening effect, a new report from Statistics Sweden shows. READ (1 COMMENT) »
Two Swedes have been named among the richest people in the world, according to the latest Forbes ranking which places Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim at the top of the pile. READ (15 COMMENTS) »
Chinese car maker Zheijiang Geely Holding Group is a step closer to becoming the new owner of Swedish firm Volvo Cars after announcing that it had secured the 15 billion kronor ($2.1 billion) in financing. READ (6 COMMENTS) »
Swedish internet movie service Voddler has signed a contract with the US film giant Warner Bros. Entertainment. The deal covers film material from Warner Bros and New Line Cinema. READ (4 COMMENTS) »
Sweden's Finance Minister Anders Borg has lent his support to a German initiative to create a European currency fund to support euro countries with budget problems, but said that Sweden would not be contributing finance. READ (3 COMMENTS) »
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has reminded crisis-stricken Iceland that the Swedish portion of a large Nordic country loan is conditional on Reykjavik concluding a compensation deal for the Icesave bank collapse. READ (23 COMMENTS) »
Carl-Henric Svanberg, the former CEO of Swedish telecom firm Ericsson, has been paid 6.8 million kronor ($960,000) for accrued holiday that he was unable to take. READ (6 COMMENTS) »
The number of business failures in Sweden declined in February by 21 percent, continuing the positive trend of the last few months, a new report shows. READ (1 COMMENT) »
Canadian-born actor Michael J Fox is to receive an honorary doctorate from Stockholm's Karolinska Institutet in recognition of his work with Parkinson's disease. READ (6 COMMENTS) »
The Wallenberg-family controlled firm Investor has purchased 11.2 million b-shares, 10.2 percent of the capital, in defence concern Saab. The price tag comes in at 1.1 billion kronor ($150 million). READ (1 COMMENT) »
Ryanair – when the going gets tough, will the tough get going? »
"Like all empires, Ryanair's will come to an end, but like a old punch drunk prize-fighter, will they see the upper cut before it is too late?" READ »
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