Sweden
Swedbank Chairman resigns over money laundering scandal
Lars Idermark, resigned as Swedbank Chairman, just a week after the bank’s chief executive was ousted over her handling of a money…
No probe into Swedbank over Browder complaint
The Swedish Economic Crime Authority said on Monday it had decided against opening a probe into Swedbank in relation to a criminal…
Swedish police raid Swedbank on suspicion of laundering illicit money from Russia
Swedish police on Wednesday raided the headquarters of Swedbank, the latest Scandinavian banking giant to come under suspicion of laundering billions of…
Swedbank lambasted by Swedish Minister
Per Bolund, Sweden’s financial market minister, criticised Swedbank after the bank released a short and highly redacted report into a money laundering…
Internal 2018 Swedbank report shows billions in ‘suspicious’ Baltic transfers
Swedish state television SVT reported that in September, an internal Swedbank report showed that between 2007-2015 some $10 billion of transactions between…
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teen climate activist, nominated for the Nobel
The 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her work leading a…
Sweden’s far-right party abandons Swexit policy
After a year of campaigning for “Swexit”, the far-right Sweden Democrats have reversed their position on the country’s EU membership. In an…
Sweden parliament elects Lovfen as Prime Minister after elbowing out far-right
Sweden ended a four-month political vacuum Friday when lawmakers elected Prime Minister Stefan Lofven to a second term, after he elbowed out…
Sweden government deadlock solved as ruling coalition reaches agreement with minority parties
Sweden’s ruling coalition has struck a deal with two minority parties to maintain power and ensure that the far-Right Sweden Democrats cannot…
Patient in Sweden admitted with suspected case of Ebola
A patient in Sweden has been admitted to hospital with a suspected case of the highly infectious Ebola disease. Doctors have placed…
Sweden’s political deadlock persists as parliament rejected candidate for Prime Minister
Sweden’s parliament has for the first time in modern history rejected a candidate for prime minister as political deadlock persists more than…
No new government yet in Sweden
Swedish Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven said Monday he has failed to form a new government, leaving no clear candidate for prime…