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 Swedish-Finnish telecom operator TeliaSonera said on Thursday it was replacing the head of its mobile services unit over his role in the group's controversial investments in Uzbekistan. https://www.thelocal.se/20131003/50582 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:21:00 +0200 50582 China is investigating global packaging giant Tetra Pak for "abusing" its dominant market role, an official said Friday, the latest in a series of probes aimed at foreign companies. https://www.thelocal.se/20130705/48898 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 15:55:00 +0200 48898 TeliaSonera CEO Lars Nyberg announced on Friday he was stepping down from the Nordic telecom firm, which remains under fire over allegations of bribery stemming from its business dealings in Uzbekistan. https://www.thelocal.se/20130201/45950 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:19:00 +0100 45950 A law firm hired by TeliaSonera to investigate bribery allegations stemming from the Nordic telecom firm's business deals in Uzbekistan has found there is no evidence to support the claims. https://www.thelocal.se/20130201/45946 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:27:00 +0100 45946 The Finnish-Swedish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera posted on Thursday an 8 percent rise in 2012 net profit, slightly better than expected by analysts. https://www.thelocal.se/20130131/45920 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:47:00 +0100 45920 The Stockholm District Court on Tuesday ordered an unprecedented 1.8 billion kronor ($277 million) asset freeze for the Uzbekistan-based partner of Nordic telecom firm TeliaSonera as part of an ongoing bribery investigation. https://www.thelocal.se/20130122/45748 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:59:00 +0100 45748 Nordic telecom firm TeliaSonera confirmed on Wednesday that two senior staff members are under criminal investigation for bribery following September’s revelations of the details surrounding its licensing deal in Uzbekistan. https://www.thelocal.se/20121212/45014 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:06:00 +0100 45014 Nordic telecom firm TeliaSonera has been hit with new revelations about another business deal with Uzbekistan, which came after a request from the daughter of the country’s president who “needed more money”. https://www.thelocal.se/20121105/44232 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:57:00 +0100 44232 TeliaSonera will shed 2,000 workers as part of a 2 billion kronor ($300 million) savings package, the Swedish-Finnish telecoms giant announced on Wednesday along with its third quarter results. https://www.thelocal.se/20121017/43868 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:46:00 +0200 43868 A Stockholm court on Monday ordered that more than $30 million held in a Swedish bank by an Uzbek company with ties to Swedish-Finnish telecoms giant TeliaSonera be frozen as part of an ongoing money-laundering probe. https://www.thelocal.se/20121015/43838 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:41:00 +0200 43838 Nordic telecom firm TeliaSonera has been hit with new revelations about suspicious business practices in Asia, this time stemming from a complex deal with a firm tied to the former ruling family in Nepal. https://www.thelocal.se/20121011/43752 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:43:00 +0200 43752 TeliaSonera CEO Lars Nyberg will be leaving his post early in the wake of bribery scandals and the Nordic telecom firm's dealings with dictators. A search for his replacement is already underway. https://www.thelocal.se/20121010/43720 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:48:00 +0200 43720 The Swedish prosecution authority has launched a preliminary corruption probe into TeliaSonera's licence acquisition in Uzbekistan, the Finnish-Swedish telecom operator said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120926/43464 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:36:00 +0200 43464 The CEO of TeliaSonera, the Nordic telecoms firm in which the Swedish state has the largest ownership stake, said he was prepared to resign should new money laundering and bribery accusations related to the firm's contracts in Uzbekistan prove true. https://www.thelocal.se/20120920/43344 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:05:00 +0200 43344