February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Scania":
Study in Sweden: 17 Jan 12
It is a big step to study abroad, and the options are almost limitless. So what makes Sweden stand out as a study destination?
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Lifestyle: 19 Dec 11
Saab Automobile's decision to file for bankruptcy on Monday ends two years of efforts to save the unprofitable Swedish automaker 60 years after the aircraft manufacturer started making cars.
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Lifestyle: 14 Oct 11
Tired of Sweden's high alcohol taxes and the state run liquor monopoly? Come along with contributor Patrick Reilly as he details a recent journey to Germany in search of cheap beer.
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Business & Money: 10 Oct 11
Swedish truckmaker Scania on Monday announced a cut in production by up to 15 percent starting next month due to lower demand caused by a global economic slowdown.
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Science & Technology: 12 Aug 11
A Swedish company has become the first in the world to develop a so-called active safety test site, which it is hoped will ultimately drastically reduce the number of car accidents.
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Business & Money: 8 Aug 11
As expected the Stockholm stock exchange opened sharply down on Monday although after an hour's trading had rebounded into positive territory as the market battled to digest the weekend's global finance developments.
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Science & Technology: 30 Jul 11
A new archaeological examination of Ales stenar, a massive stone relic perched atop a cliff in southern Sweden, has sparked a heated crossfire between scientists about the origins of the famed stone ship.
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National: 19 Jul 11
No technical fault has been found with the bus that drove into a crowd of people on a busy pedestrian square in central Stockholm at the end of May, according to a police investigation.
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Business & Money: 27 Jun 11
Scania CEO Leif Östling has reported Sweden's top anti-corruption prosecutor for violating confidentiality rules in connection with his investigation into the Swedish truckmaker's alleged skirting of UN sanctions in Iraq.
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Business & Money: 24 Jun 11
Scania, a major Swedish automotive manufacturer of commercial vehicles such as heavy trucks and buses, has established a sales and service company in Japan, signalling changes with their alliance to Japanese truck and bus manufacturer Hino.
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Business & Money: 15 Jun 11
Professional networking site Linkedin revealed on Wednesday plans to open a Stockholm office to further the Scandinavian market and offer better services to members in the Nordic countries.
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National: 28 May 11
The driver of a bus that injured six people when it veered into a crowd of people on a busy pedestrian square on Saturday says the brakes failed as she attempted to bring the vehicle to a halt.
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Business & Money: 24 May 11
Swedish truck maker Scania announced on Monday that it had signed a contract to supply 4,000 vehicles to Iraq over the next five years in a deal worth $470 million.
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Analysis & Opinion: 11 May 11
While conspiracy theorists have long viewed the exclusive global network of elites known as the Bilderberg Group as a secretive global government, a new book by a Sweden-based academic argues the group's influence is often overstated, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson explains.
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Business & Money: 28 Apr 11
Swedish truckmaker Scania announced a 77 percent profit rise for the first three months of 2011, although growth in new orders grew more modestly.
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Politics: 27 Apr 11
At a meeting in Stockholm with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced that visa regulations would be eased while emphasising economic cooperation between the countries.
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Business & Money: 22 Feb 11
Tom Johnstone, the Scottish CEO of Swedish ball-bearing giant SKF has been named Sweden's funniest CEO in an competition backed by Comedy Central.
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Business & Money: 2 Feb 11
Swedish truckmaker Scania reported booming profits in its 2010 report published on Wednesday, advising that the proposed merger with Germany's MAN is on hold.
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Business & Money: 18 Jan 11
Swedish truckmakers Scania and Volvo AB are among the companies included in a cartel investigation launched by the European Commission on Tuesday.
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Science & Technology: 2 Jan 11
A seven-year-old boy has become Sweden's first fatality linked to swine flu this season after his death was announced by a health official on Saturday.
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Business & Money: 15 Nov 10
Scania is exploring a tie up with Germany's MAN, the Swedish truckmaker said on Monday.
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Business & Money: 14 Nov 10
German automaker Volkswagen is looking to boost its trucking activities by increasing its stake in Sweden's Scania, according to a German media report.
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Business & Money: 1 Nov 10
Managers from Swedish truckmaker Scania are expected to be charged for violating United Nations sanctions for their role in paying millions of kronor in bribes to the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein.
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Business & Money: 25 Oct 10
Swedish truckmaker Scania reported a steep rise in third-quarter profits on Monday, although a slow economic recovery in Europe kept sales figures below expectations.
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Society: 13 Oct 10
Former Abba star Anni-Frid Reuss (nee Lyngstad) has filed a bankruptcy order against a Qigong healing temple in southern Sweden in a bid to reclaim her money, which the temple claims was meant as a donation.
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Politics: 20 Sep 10
The Local's correspondents bring you all the latest news from the Swedish election, live from the main parties' headquarters in Stockholm. See the drama unfold live here.
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Business & Money: 23 Jul 10
Swedish truckmaker Scania reported unexpectedly strong second-quarter results on Friday as the auto industry rebounded from a disastrous 2009, when the global economic downturn savaged demand.
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National: 16 May 10
Two men, aged 19 and 21, have been arrested in connection with an arson attack at the home in southern Sweden of artist Lars Vilks.
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Analysis & Opinion: 8 Mar 10
New arrival and active blogger Patrick Reilly speaks to Peter Vinthagen Simpson about his nascent attempts to become a fully-fledged Swedetalker.
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Business & Money: 3 Feb 10
Despite a fall in net profit for the fourth quarter, a brighter forecast put the wind in the sails of Swedish truck manufacturer Scania on the Stockholm exchange on Wednesday.
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National: 18 Dec 09
General Motors' announcement on Friday that it will wind down its lossmaking brand Saab Automobile brings an end to the iconic Swedish brand after six decades of car manufacturing.
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Analysis & Opinion: 25 Nov 09
Saab is a company steeped in glorious history. But as sports car maker Koenigsegg reverses out of its takeover deal, the GM-owned company is increasingly being viewed by analysts as a firm without a future.
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Business & Money: 26 Oct 09
Swedish truckmaker Scania announced a return to profit and a slightly improved outlook on Monday with better-than-expected third quarter results due to the effects of cost cutting measures.
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Society: 29 Sep 09
The Scanian ('Skånska') dialect of southern Sweden has landed on Unesco's list of threatened languages, much to the exasperation of Swedish linguists.
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Society: 17 Sep 09
Increased immigration to Sweden in recent years has helped boost the country’s foreign trade, a new study shows.
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Business & Money: 21 Aug 09
The Stockholm stock exchange and the krona both hit record levels for the year on Friday as several economic indicators point to an upswing in Sweden's economic fortunes.
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Business & Money: 31 Jul 09
The Stockholm stock exchange has retained its allure among foreign investors who now own 35 percent of its total value on the back of strong gains, according to new figures.
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Business & Money: 23 Jul 09
Swedish truckmaker Scania was hit with unexpected losses in the second quarter due to weak demand, and warned that no recovery is yet in sight.
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National: 16 Jun 09
Saab Automobile is to be sold to Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg, Saab has confirmed.
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Business & Money: 16 Jun 09
The announcement by General Motors on Tuesday that it will sell Swedish automaker Saab to niche sportscar manufacturer Koenigsegg ends ties dating back 20 years with the Detroit auto giant.
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Lifestyle: 11 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Neil Young & Ikea exhibition in Stockholm; Euro 2009 U-21 football in Gothenburg; Orchestra Baobab in Malmö.
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Business & Money: 15 May 09
Truckmaker Scania announced on Friday plans to implement a 4-day week in June for its 12,000 workers in Sweden in an effort to avoid redundancies as the economic crisis continues to take its toll on truck sales.
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Business & Money: 27 Apr 09
Net profits at Swedish truckmaker Scania plunged 93 percent to 179 million kronor for the first quarter ($21.8 million), the company reported on Monday as orders for new vehicles also took a dive.
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Business & Money: 11 Mar 09
Swedish car maker Volvo Cars, and truck makers Volvo Trucks and Scania, have secured loans totalling one billion euros ($1.26 billion) from the European Investment Bank.
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Business & Money: 6 Mar 09
Three executives from Volvo’s construction equipment subsidiary have been charged for paying bribes to the regime of Saddam Hussein to skirt restrictions related to the United Nations’ Oil-for-Food Programme.
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Business & Money: 3 Feb 09
Swedish truckmaker Scania reported a 44 percent drop in fourth quarter net profits and sharp drop in new orders on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 19 Jan 09
German luxury automaker Porsche announced on Monday it was offering €2.8 billion ($3.7 billion) to buy up the rest of Swedish truckmaker Scania.
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National: 6 Jan 09
German sports car maker Porsche is obliged to place a bid for Swedish truck firm Scania after acquiring more that fifty percent of the voting stock in Volkswagen.
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Lifestyle: 31 Dec 08
As 2008 draws to a close, The Local takes a look back at some of the stories that caught our attention over the last twelve months.
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Business & Money: 24 Dec 08
The German heavy truck maker MAN said on Wednesday it had raised its voting rights access in Swedish counterpart Scania to more than 20 percent, and emphasized its strategic interest in the firm.
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Politics: 8 Dec 08
Sweden is set to provide several billion kronor worth of loans and loan guarantees to embattled automakers Volvo Cars and Saab Automobile, according to a report in the Swedish business press.
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Business & Money: 3 Dec 08
Swedish truck maker Scania announced on Wednesday it was closing down production across Europe for one month because of weaker demand.
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Business & Money: 19 Nov 08
Truck and bus maker Scania announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with the government of Iraq to open an assembly plant in the country in 2009.
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National: 13 Nov 08
Swedish government agencies allowed truck maker Scania to ignore United Nations sanctions in order to sell buses and trucks in Iraq in the early 2000s, Sveriges Radio reports.
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Business & Money: 24 Oct 08
Swedish truckmaker Scania said Friday that orders had plunged because of the financial crisis but that it had made slim rise in third-quarter profits.
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Business & Money: 24 Oct 08
The Stockholm stock exchange took a tumble in early trading on Friday, with the OMXS index dropping 5 percent by 9.15am. Shares in Volvo shed 19 percent of their value.
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Business & Money: 14 Oct 08
Swedish investment giant Investor expressed optimism for the future on Tuesday despite suffering massive third quarter losses.
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Business & Money: 6 Oct 08
Stockholm's stock exchange plunged on Monday at a rate not seen since the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001.
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Lifestyle: 1 Sep 08
Robert La Bua visits Lund and its famed university, Skåne's esteemed home of higher education and Viking mischief.
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Business & Money: 25 Jul 08
Swedish truckmaker Scania reported strong second-quarter profits on Friday, beating expectations but warning that 2009 could offer a bumpier ride.
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Business & Money: 10 Jul 08
Investor, Northern Europe's biggest industrial holding company, fell into the red in the second quarter with a net loss of 3.52 billion kronor.
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Politics: 31 May 08
Swedish companies have indicated that they are interested in doing business in Iraq. 18 firms met with the Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki in Stockholm on Friday.
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Politics: 30 May 08
As Sweden announced plans to reopen its Baghdad embassy later this year, Iraq's prime minister also called for Iraqi refugees to return to their former homeland.
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Lifestyle: 29 Apr 08
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Business & Money: 29 Apr 08
High-tech gyms, free breakfasts, and programmes to help people lose weight or stop smoking: modern Swedish companies pamper their employees in a bid to combat one of Europe's highest absenteeism rates, writes AFP's Delphine Touitou.
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Business & Money: 28 Apr 08
Scania on Monday posted strong first quarter results and increased sales while flagging a sharp fall in new orders ahead.
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Business & Money: 10 Apr 08
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has concluded that the German truck manufacturer MAN AG is not obliged to launch a bid on Scania AB.
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Business & Money: 28 Mar 08
The wages of managing directors in Sweden's top stock exchange listed companies continued to rise sharply last year with many firms posting record profits.
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Business & Money: 27 Mar 08
Swedish truck maker Scania said on Thursday it would build a factory in Dubai to strengthen its presence in the high-growth Gulf region.
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Business & Money: 4 Mar 08
Shares in Scania and Ericsson plummeted on the Stockholm stock exchange on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 3 Mar 08
Only hours after buying a controlling stake in Swedish truck manufacturer Scania, Volkswagen was in turn swallowed by the holding company of luxury carmaker Porsche.
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Business & Money: 3 Mar 08
Volkswagen's acquisition of truckmaker Scania saw one of the Swedish auto industry's last crown jewels pass into foreign hands, following in the footsteps of Volvo and Saab.
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National: 3 Mar 08
Scania's main workers union has said it was pleased German car maker Volkswagen had taken control of the Swedish truck maker.
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Business & Money: 3 Mar 08
Volkswagen is to raise its voting rights in Scania following an accord with Investor and the Wallenberg foundation. The move is seen as a possible prelude to a merger of Scania and MAN.
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Business & Money: 16 Feb 08
The Stockholm stock exchange closed down 1.1 percent on Friday on reports of weaker consumer demand in the USA.
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Business & Money: 6 Feb 08
The truckmaker sees the good times rolling along into 2008 and 2009.
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Business & Money: 7 Dec 07
Two of Sweden's most powerful financial families, the Wallenbergs and the Stenbecks, have had a bumpy ride on this year's turbulent stock market.
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Business & Money: 23 Nov 07
German truck maker MAN has said it wants to grow fast through acquisitions.
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Business & Money: 19 Nov 07
Credit market concerns lead to a fall on Stockholm's OMXS index and on markets around Europe.
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Business & Money: 2 Nov 07
Swedish truck and bus maker Scania has been named a 'preferred supplier' by former US President Bill Clinton's environmental movement.
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Business & Money: 29 Oct 07
Swedish truck maker Scania reported a 36.9 percent rise in third quarter net earnings Monday compared with the same period last year, which it attributed to buoyant sales.
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Business & Money: 18 Oct 07
Shares in heavy lorry maker MAN leapt in early trading in Frankfurt on Thursday after a press report said Scania of Sweden was set to launch a bid for the German group. Shares in Volkswagen also benefited.
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Business & Money: 11 Oct 07
The Wallenberg family's investment company Investor has expressed an interest in buying the state-owned maker of Absolut Vodka, Vin & Sprit.
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Politics: 20 Sep 07
A cartoon depicting Prophet Muhammad as a dog, published in a local Swedish newspaper in August, did not constitute incitement to racial hatred, Sweden's justice chancellor ruled on Thursday.
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Politics: 18 Sep 07
Algeria's ambassador to Sweden on Monday condemned death threats from al-Qaeda in Iraq against a Swedish artist who drew a cartoon of Prophet Muhammad and a newspaper editor who published it.
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National: 16 Sep 07
The Swedish media and Prime Minister rallied Sunday behind a cartoonist whose depiction of the Islamic prophet as a dog earned him death threats from Al-Qaeda in Iraq, as Swedish companies braced for a backlash.
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National: 16 Sep 07
Telecoms giant Ericsson has taken steps to reduce its visibility in the Middle East following Saturday's threat by al-Qaeda in Iraq to target major Swedish companies.
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Business & Money: 15 Sep 07
Plans to merge Swedish truck-maker Scania with Germany's MAN and parts of Volkswagen have been called off, according to the German weekly magazine Focus, quoting an unidentified manager involved.
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National: 15 Sep 07
The purported leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq has called for the murder of artist Lars Vilks and newspaper editor Ulf Johansson. The organization also threatened to target "Ericsson, Scania, Volvo, IKEA and Electrolux" unless an apology is forthcoming.
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Business & Money: 28 Aug 07
Swedish investor Peter Wallenberg has stalled talks to merge Scania with Germany's MAN and parts of Volkswagen.
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Business & Money: 28 Aug 07
Swedish investor Peter Wallenberg has stalled talks to merge Scania with Germany's MAN and parts of Volkswagen.
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National: 23 Aug 07
Sweden's Chancellor of Justice has ruled that it was perfectly acceptable for a tabloid columnist to insult the dialect spoken by most people in the south of the country.
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Business & Money: 13 Aug 07
Shares on the Stockholm exchange rose during trading on Monday, following heavy falls late last week.
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Business & Money: 26 Jul 07
Swedish truckmaker Scania on Thursday reported a 44.7-percent surge in second-quarter net earnings but the results disappointed the market and the share price fell sharply.
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Business & Money: 11 Jul 07
The Wallenberg family's investment firm Investor saw its net asset value surge to 182.6 billion kronor (27.4 billion dollars) in the first half of 2007, with ABB, Scania and Atlas Copco the main drivers.
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Business & Money: 2 Jul 07
Volvo could return to Swedish ownership, according to a report in the British media claiming that Wallenburg-controlled Investor is planning to table a bid for the car firm.
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National: 10 Jun 07
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has pressed Chinese President Hu Jintao on his country's human rights record, during the final day of a three-day Chinese state visit in Sweden.
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Business & Money: 27 Apr 07
Swedish truck maker Scania nearly doubled profits in the first quarter and said on Friday that all its markets were racing ahead.
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Business & Money: 19 Apr 07
The powerful Wallenberg family is looking to strengthen ties with Norwegian industry. Marcus Wallenberg will visit the country in June as part of a major delegation.
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Lifestyle: 12 Apr 07
The world in Sweden series:The cost to Sweden of receiving asylum seekers – many of them Iraqis – is set to rise to more than 12 billion kronor by 2010. But far from being a drain on resources, many Iraqis are bringing money - and jobs - to Sweden, as Rami Abdelrahman reports.
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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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