Handelsbanken Investors Demand More Transparency From Swedish Bank

(Bloomberg) -- In the fall of 2023, as Svenska Handelsbanken AB searched for a new chief executive officer to replace the departing Carina Akerstrom, bank executives told the external recruiter handling the search they wanted someone who’d carry...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences shows the way for the tourism industry: Creative Destruction

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics reinforces the role of creative destruction, a principle now influencing tourism transformation strategies. The Nobel Prize for Economics 2025, or, as it is correctly named, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic...

Europe lacks coordination as Russia ‘prepares for war with NATO’: Experts

Europe is unprepared to counteract a new chapter of Russian military and intelligence activities in the Baltic and North Seas, experts have told Al Jazeera. At the same time, they said, a growing rift between European and United States...

Ben Shelton Drops Heartfelt Message to Holger Rune as He Suffers Horrible Injury at Stockholm

Holger Rune’s words, “Do you want a player to die on court?” from the Shanghai Masters still echo in the minds of fans. Battling through brutal 34°C heat and 80% humidity back then, Rune’s frustration was clear. Now, just days later, the...

Sweden ends Baltic Sea cable damage investigation

Revenues rocket as listed Kromek heads into black – follow the BusinessBite live tech blog

Bite-size news in business & technology, from big breaking stories to funding, appointments & deals Nordic Capital to swoop for Cambridge-based BMLL Published: October 27, 2025 at 8:44 am Stockholm-headquartered Nordic Capital has agreed to...

Adani Group to top-up Dighi Port bet with another Rs 42,500 cr investment

The Adani Group has committed to invest another Rs 42,500 crore in the Dighi Port project in the coastal Konkan belt of Maharashtra, government officials said on Monday. Group's flagship entity Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ)-run...

Sweden to set up emergency grain reserves to be prepared for crisis

Sweden will set up its first emergency grain stocks in the north of the country, a region that risks being isolated in a conflict, the government said Tuesday. In its 2026 budget, Stockholm plans to invest 575 million kronor — $60 million — to set...

Identy, Hopae, Precise Biometrics tap industry veterans to drive expansion

Identy, Hopae and Precise Biometrics are looking to build on the experience of recent additions to their management teams. International expansion is in the sights at Identy and Hopae while Precise looks to advance its R&D agenda. Identy Business...

Sweden orders $110M Hanwha Modular Charge Systems for its Archer 155mm howitzers

Hanwha Aerospace has secured a 110 million dollar order from Sweden’s Defense Materiel Administration for 155 mm Modular Charge Systems under a new three-year framework. The agreement strengthens Nordic artillery readiness and underscores Europe’s...

Sweden to establish 1st emergency grain storage facilities in the north

Sweden will begin setting up its first emergency grain storage facilities in the country's north, the government announced in a press release on Tuesday, reported Xinhua. According to the statement, the Swedish Board of Agriculture will launch...

Jurisdiction: navigating challenges in investment treaty arbitration

Overview In any investment treaty arbitration, the first and most important question is about jurisdiction. In other words, does the tribunal have the power to hear and adjudicate a dispute between a state and a foreign investor. Any such power...

Sweden’s FMV extends contract with Saab for future fighter studies

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has extended its contract with Saab for the continued conceptual studies for future fighter systems. The contract extension is valued at approximately Skr2.68bn ($280m). It is an extension of a...

Sweden Close Baltic Sea Cable Damage Investigation, Ruling Accident Not Sabotage

Swedish prosecutors have closed their investigation into damage to a communication cable between Sweden and Latvia in the Baltic Sea, concluding that the incident was accidental rather than an act of sabotage. The investigation began after damage...

Swedish singer Meira Omar expresses deep admiration for Shah Rukh Khan

Swedish singer and influencer Meira Omar has expressed her deep admiration for Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan. Meira, who is currently in India for the upcoming Sweden Day reception, spoke to ANI and expressed her thoughts on Indian culture, music,...

Swedish armed forces track Russian submarine entering the Baltic Sea

Stockholm (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Sweden’s military announced on Wednesday that they were tracking a Russian submarine that had entered the Baltic Sea the day before, describing it as a “routine operation” carried out in cooperation with...

Energy Brief: U.S. Ethane Exports, Solar Cuts, EV Shifts

U.S. Ethane Exports Projected to Grow Through 2026 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that ethane exports will expand sharply through 2026. Global demand for ethane as a petrochemical feedstock continues to climb, driven by...

Sweden contracts Saab for further KFS future fighter studies

An artist's rendering of a future fighter design concept that Saab is working on for Sweden's KFS/FCAS programme. (Saab via Gareth Jennings) Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk: FMV)...

Sweden orders replacement fast landing craft for amphibious battalion

Marine Alutech's Watercat M9 fast landing craft, based on the Watercat M8 design used by Sweden, Finland, and Germany. (Marine Alutech) Finnish shipyard Marine Alutech Oy Ab has been contracted to build 20 new 9.5 m aluminium-hulled Watercat M9...

Swedish truckmaker Scania launches new China manufacturing hub

Scanias manufacturing facility in Rugao, China. Volkswagen's Swedish truckmaker Scania opened its first fully owned factory in China on Wednesday, in what it described as a hedge against global uncertainty and a move that will give it greater...