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 is set to target markets in Asia and North America as part of a major new export strategy, enterprise and innovation minister Mikael Damberg said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20150928/sweden-sets-out-strategy-to-spur-exports Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:31:12 +0200 sweden-sets-out-strategy-to-spur-exports Figures showing a surprise financial growth spurt in the second quarter of the year have been hailed as proof that Sweden's economy is on the road to recovery. https://www.thelocal.se/20150730/booming-exports-boost-for-swedens-economy Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:18:17 +0200 booming-exports-boost-for-swedens-economy Syrian rebels appear to be using Swedish weapons, visible in a new video that has emerged from the civil war in which an anti-regime fighter cradles a well-known Swedish model of anti-tank rifle. https://www.thelocal.se/20130307/46586 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:05:00 +0100 46586 Swedish fashion exports are booming according to industry experts, who say that the upward trend is strong despite unstable European economies and the lingering financial crisis. https://www.thelocal.se/20120824/42802 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:35:00 +0200 42802 The illegal export of Swedes' discarded washers, televisions, and other waste has police scrambling to prevent what is becoming a growing environmental problem for west African countries. https://www.thelocal.se/20120509/40716 Wed, 09 May 2012 09:38:00 +0200 40716 The Swedish government has confirmed that it is close to signing an agreement for the export of pig ears to China, where the anatomical organ is a sought-after delicacy. https://www.thelocal.se/20110523/33934 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:52:00 +0200 33934 In May, Sweden's net trade surplus declined to 2.7 billion kronor ($348.59 million) from 8.1 billion the previous year, Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån, SCB) reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100628/27490 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:35:00 +0200 27490 Exports of goods from Sweden increased by 7.6 percent by volume in the first quarter, in comparison with the first quarter of 2009 with imports climbing 8.2 percent, new figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB) show. https://www.thelocal.se/20100602/26996 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:00:00 +0200 26996 Healthcare services are set to become Sweden's new major export industry, the Swedish Trade Council (Exportrådet) has announced. https://www.thelocal.se/20090728/20950 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:10:00 +0200 20950 Three peace activists were sentenced to prison and fined on Tuesday for attempting to destroy three Saab Gripen fighter planes last month. https://www.thelocal.se/20090421/18994 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:55:00 +0200 18994 The export of Swedish jobs is accelerating, according to a new report from Sweden's largest private sector trade union, Unionen. Many firms do not conduct any form of evaluation, the report shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20090102/16678 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:51:00 +0100 16678 A truck loaded with around 50 refrigerators to be shipped to Nigeria has been stopped in a port on the island of Tjörn on Sweden’s west coast as part of an inspection by several authorities. https://www.thelocal.se/20080403/10876 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:54:00 +0200 10876 Sweden last year became the second largest source of foreign investment in France. https://www.thelocal.se/20080221/10062 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:12:00 +0100 10062 In its latest market report the Swedish Trade Council sees Swedish exports increasing in volume by 6 percent for the remainder of 2007. The rate of growth is however expected to drop to 5 percent next year. https://www.thelocal.se/20070905/8397 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:47:00 +0200 8397