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 has been ranked top of an index assessing social, environmental and economic development, with the other four Scandinavian nations completing the top five. https://www.thelocal.se/20171114/sweden-ranked-top-for-sustainable-competitiveness Tue, 14 Nov 2017 11:11:50 +0100 sweden-ranked-top-for-sustainable-competitiveness Sweden has been named the sixth most competitive economy in the world by the prestigious World Economic Forum (WEF) in its 2015-16 Global Competitiveness Index. https://www.thelocal.se/20160928/sweden-climbs-global-competitiveness-ranking Wed, 28 Sep 2016 13:32:11 +0200 sweden-climbs-global-competitiveness-ranking High taxes and unemployment have pushed Sweden down to ninth place from fifth a year earlier in an annual world competitiveness survey by a leading Swiss business school. https://www.thelocal.se/20150528/sweden-downgraded-in-key-business-rankings Thu, 28 May 2015 09:41:18 +0200 sweden-downgraded-in-key-business-rankings Several influential opinion-makers have claimed that Sweden is losing its competitive edge and is not taking renewal and reform seriously, warning that escalating healthcare costs are outstripping GDP growth. https://www.thelocal.se/20131003/50578 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 13:48:00 +0200 50578 Sweden isn't as economically competitive as it used to be, according to a new World Economic Forum (WEF) ranking, which shows Sweden sliding to sixth place globally and third place in the European Union. https://www.thelocal.se/20130905/50076 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 08:23:00 +0200 50076 Sweden maintained its place as the most competitive country in the European Union (EU), according to a new ranking from the Swiss business school IMD, which saw Sweden creep up a spot to the fourth most competitive country in the world. https://www.thelocal.se/20130530/48230 Thu, 30 May 2013 12:46:00 +0200 48230 Sweden has slipped a spot to fourth place in the World Economic Forum's ranking of the world's most competitive countries, having been overtaken by Finland as the most competitive country in the European Union. https://www.thelocal.se/20120905/43026 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:17:00 +0200 43026 Sweden has fared well in a new ranking of the world's most competitive countries, climbing two spots into fourth place in a new ranking from the Swiss business school IMD. https://www.thelocal.se/20110518/33842 Wed, 18 May 2011 12:59:00 +0200 33842 Sweden has overtaken the United States and Singapore in a new ranking of the world’s most competitive economies published by the World Economic Forum. https://www.thelocal.se/20100909/28878 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:03:00 +0200 28878 Sweden has maintained its ninth place ranking among the world’s most competitive countries, according to an annual list compiled by the Swiss business school IMD. https://www.thelocal.se/20080515/11790 Thu, 15 May 2008 17:35:00 +0200 11790