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Business leaders in Sweden share concern over wave of gun violence
by
Maddy Savage
Dec 11, 2023
A recent study for Stockholm's Chamber of Commerce found eight out of 10 businesses think it'll become more difficult to attract foreign talent, visitors and investors if the trend continues.
COVID-19 sparked a U.S. coin shortage, but a U.K. surplus
Oct 2, 2020
Technology has made the transition to digital payments quicker in the U.K.
Sweden acknowledges its no-lockdown COVID-19 strategy might have been a mistake
Jun 3, 2020
Given the country's high death rate, Sweden and its health officials are rethinking how they have handled the pandemic.
Climate change is fermenting the wine industry
by
Bennett Purser
and Kai Ryssdal
Nov 6, 2019
Warmer temperatures are pushing wineries to new northern territories. Elin McCoy of Bloomberg News explains.
Immigration influx creates economic conundrum for Sweden
Jul 17, 2019
Sweden once welcomed more refugees per head than any other nation in the European Union.
Sweden's immigration debate: view from the street
Jul 17, 2019
Scandinavia's largest economy has accepted more than 400,000 asylum seekers and relatives of previous immigrants in the past five years.
Meet Sweden's Secretary of the Future
May 10, 2016
Kristina Persson says to prepare for the future, first we have to start by talking about it.
For public good, not for profit.
One woman's journey from Syria to Sweden
Sep 2, 2015
Listen to Nour Ammar's story as she travels the road to asylum.
New technology helps Swedish care for elderly
Dec 25, 2012
Sweden has taken giant steps when it comes to heath care. With one of the oldest populations and highest life expectancies in the world, the Scandinavian nation is using new medical technology to care for its aging citizens.