Tag Archives: Sweden

Numerous unions in the Nordic region have become involved in the labour dispute between Tesla and Swedish trade union IF Metall, calling on the automaker to sign a collective bargaining agreement.A strike by around 130 workers affiliated with IF Metall on October 27 has sparked sympathy strikes from dockworkers, cleaners, …

The Riksbank kept the interest rate unchanged at 4% on Thursday, November 23, but said it was ready to raise it further if inflation expectations deteriorated. The central bank raised interest rates from zero levels in April 2022, in a series of increases to combat high inflation caused by Covid …

o On Wednesday, Sweden reportedly overtook France as Europe’s largest net power exporter in the first half of 2022, as deep-rooted problems reduced French nuclear availability to historic lows. France has lost its position as Europe’s biggest exporter of electricity as the nation struggles with extended outages at its nuclear …

Sweden has banned telecommunication equipment from Huawei and ZTE in its 5G network, Reuters reported. The move comes in line with similar measurements by other European countries on security concerns. Back in July, the United Kingdom decided that all Chinese components in its 5G network will be removed by 2027.