February 15, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Åke_svensson":
Science & Technology: 25 Mar 10
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf called on Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to make a final push for Swedish aircraft to win out over French and US rivals as pressure mounts over the destination of the multi-billion-dollar deal.
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Business & Money: 2 Jun 09
Swedish defence company Saab announced plans on Tuesday to lay off 370 employees at four different plants located around the country.
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Science & Technology: 10 Dec 08
Swedish aerospace group Saab has publicly denounced Norway for choosing an American-made aircraft over Saab’s Gripen, claiming the decision was based on “unfounded” assumptions and “faulty analysis”.
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Business & Money: 15 Jul 08
Swedish defence and aerospace group Saab AB said on Tuesday it will sell its Saab Space subsidiary to Switzerland-based RUAG Holding for 335 million kronor ($56 million).
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Business & Money: 2 Jul 08
Saab on Wednesday handed over a bid to Switzerland in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the Swiss military in January.
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National: 28 Jun 08
Islamist militants have released a Swede and a Dane working for the United Nations who were kidnapped when the fighters seized control of a town in Somalia on Saturday.
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Business & Money: 14 Feb 08
The company's pre-tax profit was up 45 percent for 2007.
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Business & Money: 24 Apr 07
First-quarter pre-tax profits at Swedish aviation and defence group Saab fell sharply due to increased costs. Orders and sales were up, the company's boss told reporters.
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Business & Money: 20 Oct 06
Swedish defence and aerospace company Saab has reported pre-tax profits of 357 million kronor for the third quarter, up 12 million on the same period last year.
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Business & Money: 28 Sep 06
The communications director of Saab has resigned after romance blossomed between her and the company's CEO Åke Svensson. "We can't work in the same team," says Helena Stålnert.
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Business & Money: 14 Jul 06
Sales at the Swedish defence and aeronautics giant Saab are up 12 percent to SEK 9.5 billion kronor, while operating income amounted to 1.56 billion kronor, the company announced in its interim report on Friday.
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Business & Money: 12 Jul 05
Swedish aviation and defence group Saab reports a 25% drop in net profit in the first half of 2005, partly due to a delayed helicopter project. Further layoffs are confirmed.
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Politics: 10 Jun 05
Two days after announcing that they would invest 750m kronor in a project to develop a new fighter plane, the government is forced to backtrack by a furious Green party.
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Smörgåsbord: 22 Feb 05
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Smörgåsbord: 13 Dec 04
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Business & Money: 27 Oct 04
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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