https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden's Riksbank has sold government bonds issued by Canadian and Australian states "for climate reasons", in one of the first cases of a central bank joining the global divestment movement. https://www.thelocal.se/20191115/swedish-central-bank-sells-bonds-for-climate-reasons Fri, 15 Nov 2019 14:09:07 +0100 swedish-central-bank-sells-bonds-for-climate-reasons Gothenburg in western Sweden became the first city in Scandinavia to issue green bonds to fund public investment when it sold off 500 million kronor worth of debt on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130928/50498 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 15:26:00 +0200 50498 Swedish households increased their loans from banks and housing credit institutions by 53 billion kronor ($7.72 billion) in the third quarter, the highest increase ever recorded for July to September, Statistics Sweden (SCB) reported on Monday in its latest savings barometer. https://www.thelocal.se/20101115/30220 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:36:00 +0100 30220 Several major Swedish firms have been able to attract capital in the spring, according to a new market survey by the business daily Dagens Industri. For smaller firms capital markets remain closed, however. https://www.thelocal.se/20090414/18832 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:21:00 +0200 18832