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ARTICLE — 13 april 2015

Growth and Investments – Necessary Conditions for Sustainable Development

Economic growth is often depicted as an obstacle to rather than a necessary condition for creating environmentally sustainable development. But this view is increasingly being questioned, as research and empirical data now clearly point to a convincing conclusion — that economic growth and investment are essential to stemming environmental and climate challenges, writes Nicklas Skår, environmental rights specialist.

ARTICLE — 8 april 2014

Debt crisis priority issue in Swedish election debate

Austerity policies in Europe, current free trade negotiations between the EU and USA, the climate threat, and the internal market were several of the heated issues addressed when the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise helped organise an election debate with Sweden’s EMPs in Brussels.

ARTICLE — 30 januari 2014

International double taxation a serious problem within the EU

It´s crucial that the EU and the Member States keep up with the work on eliminating Double Taxation within the Union and worldwide, writes Hussein Abdali, taxexpert, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise.

ARTICLE — 15 november 2013

A glimmer brightens autumn

The EU and Canada have entered an important free trade agreement. This covers customs duties as expected, but also includes significant opening in market access in many respects. The agreement can be seen as a template for what can be achieved in the ongoing negotiations between the EU and the USA. This opens the possibility for a huge transatlantic free trade area, writes Olof Erixon,

ARTICLE — 22 oktober 2013

Global Warming calls for greater reflection

Swedish companies take climate issues very seriously. Much is already being done to cut greenhouse gas emissions. But these efforts must be stepped up and improved; this must be done in collaboration with policy makers and researchers, writes Maria Sunér Fleming, Climate and Energy Manager for the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise.

ARTICLE — 13 februari 2013

Great opportunity in Sweden for Indian migrant

IT consultant Sucheta Shrivastava, came to Sweden to manage a large IT project, where modern labour migration regulations enabled her to work outside her native India. “Customer communications for the project were significantly improved with everyone at the same site, and in the same time zone,” she noted.

ARTICLE — 28 februari 2012

Sweden's income distribution very equal

Sweden’s income distribution is very equal in international comparison. Among the 34 countries covered in a recent OECD report, only 6 have a more equal income distribution than Sweden.

ARTICLE — 4 maj 2007

The globalization of the Swedish economy

Professor Ulf Jakobsson issues a comprenhensive report on Sweden's globalization, shedding light on the main features of this change from a Swedish perspective.

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