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 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Sweden's government to deregulate the country's housing market. https://www.thelocal.se/20190225/deregulate-housing-market-imf-urges-sweden Mon, 25 Feb 2019 11:49:57 +0100 deregulate-housing-market-imf-urges-sweden The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that Sweden should cool its booming real estate market, which is causing household debt to shoot through the roof. https://www.thelocal.se/20140613/imf-urges-sweden-to-cool-down-real-estate-market Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:36:00 +0200 imf-urges-sweden-to-cool-down-real-estate-market The International Monetary Fund has warned that Sweden is suffering from a housing bubble and has called for a halt on loans that don't require amortization. https://www.thelocal.se/20130906/50100 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:25:00 +0200 50100 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised Sweden's handling of the financial crisis in a new report, while at the same time lowering its growth forecast for the global economy. https://www.thelocal.se/20121009/43704 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:48:00 +0200 43704 Sweden's economy is structurally sound but vulnerable because of its exposure to strained European economies which could impact its growth, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120516/40856 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:17:00 +0200 40856 Sweden's finance minister Anders Borg warned at the weekend that the United States was losing its influence on the global economic stage. https://www.thelocal.se/20120423/40414 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:59:00 +0200 40414 Sweden, Norway and Denmark pledged $26 billion to the new IMF crisis funding Tuesday, taking the total raised so far to $286 billion, Fund managing director Christine Lagarde announced. https://www.thelocal.se/20120418/40326 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:19:00 +0200 40326 Sweden's housing market shows signs of a bubble and is on the verge of a sustained price decline, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned in a new report. https://www.thelocal.se/20110601/34122 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:56:00 +0200 34122 Swedish finance minister Anders Borg on Thursday ripped the record of former UK PM Gordon Brown, while praising French finance minister Christine Lagarde amid speculation over who may succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn as head of the IMF. https://www.thelocal.se/20110519/33870 Thu, 19 May 2011 17:01:00 +0200 33870 Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt said on Wednesday that he he does not expect the sex assault allegations against IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn to damage the global funding body. https://www.thelocal.se/20110518/33852 Wed, 18 May 2011 17:46:00 +0200 33852 Sweden could lend Ireland, which is negotiating a debt rescue deal, up to 10 billion kronor ($1.46 billion), Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg said Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20101122/30358 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:36:00 +0100 30358 Swedish growth will slow in 2011, from around 3 percent today to 1.9 percent, according to a new prognosis from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). https://www.thelocal.se/20100720/27886 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:12:00 +0200 27886 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised both Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, and the Swedish government for their handling of the economic crisis. https://www.thelocal.se/20100607/27080 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:05:00 +0200 27080 Sweden's finance minister Anders Borg was on Sunday unwilling to rule out that Sweden would assist in underwriting a bailout fund for troubled euro economies. https://www.thelocal.se/20100510/26546 Mon, 10 May 2010 09:44:00 +0200 26546 Sweden's finance minister Anders Borg has raised the prospect of the International Monetary Fund as a possible solution to the debt crisis in Greece. https://www.thelocal.se/20100210/24892 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:56:00 +0100 24892 Sweden appears set to stay in recession for longer than most other countries and ought to take steps to further strengthen its beleaguered banks, according to a new assessment from the International Monetary Fund. https://www.thelocal.se/20090807/21174 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:57:00 +0200 21174 Sweden’s approach to managing the financial crisis has resulted in praise from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). https://www.thelocal.se/20090616/20090 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:31:00 +0200 20090 Swedish finance minister Anders Borg has criticized how the United States and Britain have managed the financial crisis and wants smaller countries to have more influence on the global economy. https://www.thelocal.se/20090427/19096 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:18:00 +0200 19096 Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Monday urged the International Monetary Fund to take a leadership role in helping eastern European countries weather the current financial crisis. https://www.thelocal.se/20090224/17788 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:04:00 +0100 17788 Sweden has joined with Denmark, Finland, and Norway to provide a joint loan to troubled Iceland worth $2.5 billion to help the troubled Nordic country cope with its acute economic crisis. https://www.thelocal.se/20081120/15820 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:53:00 +0100 15820