Swedish exports decreased seven percent in the past year, yet trade was comparatively buoyant in the last quarter of 2013 compared to the months prior.
Each foreign-born worker employed in Sweden increases exports to their native country, a new study reveals, while a 10-percent increase in Sweden's immigration would boost national exports by five percent.
The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Svenskt Näringsliv) has gone out guns blazing, criticizing politicians for not facing up to the challenges of "a lost year for Swedish exports" in 2012.
Sweden has halted the deliveries of weapons to two Middle Eastern and North African countries due to the civil unrest gripping the region, the head of a government agency said on Wednesday.
Swedish exports declined by 21.4 percent in volume, measured in constant prices, during the first quarter of 2009, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden.
Swedish exports grew during the years second quarter, going up 4.6 percent compared to the same period last year, according to Statistic Sweden numbers released on Wednesday.
