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  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    Nokia
    Nokia’s new chief vows to do ‘whatever it takes to win in 5G’

    Finnish group cuts profit forecast and says it faces ‘challenging’ performance next year as R&D investment ramps up

  • Monday, 26 October, 2020
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    Finland police hunt blackmailer who hacked psychotherapy centre’s records

    Cyber attacks, which started two years ago, have accessed the records of 40,000 patients

  • Sunday, 25 October, 2020
    Atlas Copco AB
    Atlas Copco chief sees growth in automation as onshoring intensifies

    Mats Rahmstrom says protectionism will force cost cuts as manufacturing comes back to US and Europe

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    AnalysisDenmark
    Denmark’s #MeToo moment as women open up on harassment

    Hundreds come forward with stories of sexual misconduct by powerful men

  • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
    Inside BusinessIkea
    Ikea seeks to disrupt itself before it is disrupted

    World’s largest furniture retailer rolls out a series of experiments that could uproot its business model

  • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
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    Sweden bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G telecoms networks

    Move follows security services warning on spying and technology theft by China

  • Sunday, 18 October, 2020
    Carlsberg AS
    Carlsberg accelerates push into booze-free brews

    Danish group focuses growth efforts on category between soft drinks and beer

  • Friday, 16 October, 2020
    AnalysisThe Big Read
    Sweden: why the ‘moral superpower’ dissented over Covid-19

    As it did over the migration crisis in 2015, the Scandinavian country took a position distinct from its European neighbours

  • Tuesday, 13 October, 2020
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    Maersk raises profit forecast for a second time

    World’s biggest shipping line says demand has recovered more quickly than it expected

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    World Food Programme lauded for efforts in combating hunger

  • Thursday, 8 October, 2020
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    Danske Bank cuts 1,600 jobs to reduce costs

    Denmark’s largest lender faces fallout from money-laundering scandal and negative interest rates

  • Wednesday, 7 October, 2020
    Norges Bank Investment Management
    Norway’s new oil fund chief seeks more ESG-driven divestments

    Nicolai Tangen says $1tn sovereign wealth fund should improve its use of risk to boost returns

  • Wednesday, 7 October, 2020
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    US stimulus talks end, Macy’s buys stake in Swedish fintech

    US stocks fell on Tuesday afternoon as negotiations for further aid to economy were halted

  • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
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    Norway oil fund’s new chief overhauls management

    Nicolai Tangen establishes top roles in first move since controversial hiring

  • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
    Ikea
    Ikea to open record number of stores this year despite online shift

    Swedish group will focus openings on smaller formats and in city centres

  • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
    Klarna AB
    Macy’s takes stake in Klarna as part of payment partnership

    Deal will allow customers of US department store chain to split up online purchases

  • Monday, 5 October, 2020
    Lundin Petroleum AB
    Lundin increases bet on Arctic oil

    Company to drill three exploratory wells after buying stakes in Norwegian Barents Sea prospects

  • Monday, 5 October, 2020
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    New Norway oil fund chief walks ethics tightrope

    Former hedge fund owner Nicolai Tangen faces close scrutiny after the political storm over his appointment

  • Thursday, 1 October, 2020
    H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB
    H&M plans to close 250 stores

    World’s second-largest clothing retailer to renegotiate leases as chain steps up digital investments

  • Tuesday, 29 September, 2020
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    Top Swedish newspaper on course for best results since 1990s

    Dagens Nyheter lifted paywall in ‘try before you buy’ strategy during pandemic

  • Thursday, 24 September, 2020
    Corporate bonds
    Swedish corporate bond market is dysfunctional, says central bank

    Riksbank declines to give detail on corporate bond market for fear of compromising purchase programme

  • Thursday, 24 September, 2020
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    How Finland kept Covid in check

    Country has one of lowest infection rates in Europe and its economy held up better than others

  • Monday, 21 September, 2020
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    Norway wants oil fund to increase US exposure

    Government proposal would see the $1tn investor curb its European equity stake

  • Monday, 21 September, 2020
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    Swedish tech investor Kinnevik rides digital shift in Covid era

    Chief executive rejects comparison with Japanese conglomerate SoftBank

  • Friday, 18 September, 2020
    Norway
    Norway gentleman’s club under siege over excluding women

    In a land of equality, critics say an elite institution has become an anachronism

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