The Local Sweden 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 Bankruptcies continue to decline The number of business failures in Sweden declined in February by 21 percent, continuing the positive trend of the last few months, a new report shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20100308/25402 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:58:00 +0100 25402 Tide turns for Swedish bankruptcies: report The number of Swedish firms filing for bankruptcy declined by 14 percent in January in comparison with the corresponding month in 2009. 484 companies went to the wall during the month. https://www.thelocal.se/20100208/24852 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:42:00 +0100 24852 SMS loan defaults at record high: report The Swedish Enforcement Authority (Kronofogden) received notice of 46,000 unpaid text message loans in 2009, an increase of 30 percent on 2008. https://www.thelocal.se/20100203/24754 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:54:00 +0100 24754 Volvo sees truck deliveries tumble in November Swedish truck maker Volvo said on Tuesday that its worldwide truck deliveries had plunged 21 percent in November and warned it would be forced to halt its European production for up to 25 days in the first quarter of 2009. https://www.thelocal.se/20081216/16386 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:21:00 +0100 16386 Swedish shoppers undeterred by world crisis Swedes are still expected to spend more than last year during the Christmas period despite the global financial crisis, though the increase will be less than usual, a trade group said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20081207/16188 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0100 16188 Poll: Swedes back government handling of crisis Swedish voters have given a resounding expression of support for the government and the Riksbank for their handling of the financial crisis so far, a new poll from Synovate published in Dagens Nyheter shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20081012/14904 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:38:00 +0200 14904 Swedish economists unimpressed by G7 agreement The G7 group of leading industrialized nations agreed on Friday to take united action to tackle the financial crisis. Swedish bank SEB's leading economist is unimpressed by the plan. https://www.thelocal.se/20081011/14896 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:49:00 +0200 14896 US learns lessons from Swedish banking crisis The US debt rescue plan has sought inspiration from the work to tackle the Swedish banking crisis at the beginning of the 1990s. https://www.thelocal.se/20080920/14466 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:40:00 +0200 14466 Economic downturn hasn't stopped Swedes from borrowing Despite higher interest rates, rising prices, and signs of slowing economy, Swedes have yet to curb their borrowing habits, according to new statistics. https://www.thelocal.se/20080805/13498 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:13:00 +0200 13498