The following articles have been tagged with "Csn":
National: 18 Feb 13
Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour Abdulwahab received more money from the Swedish state than from his terrorist financiers, including a 54,000-kronor ($8,550) payout made after he bled to death in his failed terror bid.
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Education: 21 Jan 13
Close to 90,000 Swedes with student loans are endangering their future credit score by late or outstanding payments, prompting the student loans body CSN to place warning calls to those risking a record of non-payment.
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Business & Money: 20 Aug 12
Over 90,000 people who studied in Sweden are now in debt to the Swedish Enforcement Authority, owing over 1 billion kronor ($150 million) in total, yet experts maintain that student loans remain a helpful alternative.
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Lifestyle: 12 Aug 11
The Local's Clara Guibourg comes to the rescue of those struggling to get by on a meagre student loan with a survival guide of almost everything you need to know about living in Sweden on the cheap, without missing out on the fun.
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Education: 1 Feb 11
Sweden's student loans body, CSN, has reported 29 people to the police on suspicion of committing serious fraud in connection with applications for studies at a UK university.
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Business & Money: 24 Jan 11
Residents of Stockholm continue to carry the highest levels of student debt in the country, according to new figures from Sweden’s student lending agency, CSN.
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Education: 21 May 10
Students are being forced to pay back tens of thousands of kronor at short notice because universities and the student loan authority can't agree on how to define a full-time student.
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Education: 20 May 10
Sweden's student loan authority has expanded its search for fraudsters, after initial investigations showed that one third of students had been granted money to which they were not entitled.
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National: 21 Jun 09
The Swedish Board for Study Support (CSN) is to escalate its hunt for outstanding loans and wants the right to demand full repayment from overseas defaulters.
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National: 6 Apr 09
The Swedish student loans body (CSN) has announced the employment of detectives to track down defaulting debtors resident overseas. Community websites such as Facebook will be scoured for personal information.
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Society: 24 Mar 09
An Azerbaijani’s dream of building a life with his Swedish wife in her home country is in jeopardy because of his decision to get a job.
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Business & Money: 30 Dec 08
State auditors have launched a stinging critique of student loans body CSN and the Swedish Social Insurance Agency for their failure to chase up debts owed by people living abroad.
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Society: 10 Dec 08
Blogging teenager Isabella 'Blondinbella' Löwengrip was Sweden's most sought after celebrity in 2008, according to a new list released by Google.
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National: 27 Jan 08
Information on nearly one million students may have been compromised.
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National: 19 Sep 07
Swedes hiding in the US and the UK to avoid repaying student loans can breathe a sigh of relief - the authorities can't afford to chase them any more.
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Politics: 25 Jun 07
Sweden's student loan authority, CSN, should be abolished, according to the Centre Party. Instead, the role financing students through their university years should be handed over to banks.
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Society: 28 Mar 07
Half of Swedish students who leave the country after studies do not repay their debts to student loan organization CSN. The former students owe a total of 3.3 billion kronor.
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Politics: 26 Mar 07
People who are granted benefits on false pretences could face prison under new proposals put forward by Social Insurance Minister Cristina Husmark Pehrsson.
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Society: 12 Jun 06
A sharp rise in the number of students failing in core subjects on Komvux adult education courses leads to accusations that many are just using the system to get study grants.
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Business & Money: 7 Apr 05
New figures show that Swedes owed 43 billion kronor more at the end of last year than they did in the final quarter of 2004.
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Society: 30 Mar 05
Adult education minister Lena Hallengren promises an extra 450 million kronor to students with children. That equates to 480 kronor per month for the estimated 90,000 studying parents in Sweden. But student leaders wanted a lot more.
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Business & Money: 22 Mar 05
Norwegian company Software Innovation has taken a major step towards establishing itself in the public Swedish sector with its acquisition of Ida Infront.
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Smörgåsbord: 9 Mar 05
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Smörgåsbord: 30 Nov 04
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Society: 3 Nov 04
Swedes in general may be feeling gloomy but students are fretting about the future, exams and - most of all - lack of cash.
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Society: 20 Aug 04
A new report reveals that everyone loves school - although more parents then ever are paying for their cherubs to go independent. And over the water, the Danes have had enough of Swedish medical students.
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