The Swedish government on Friday announced plans to allocate more than $160 million to further increase its military capabilities on a strategically important island in the Baltic Sea amid security threats from Russia over its likely NATO membership. Max Elger, the country’s minister for financial markets, told reporters the extra budget is to expand several…
Sweden to Strengthen Military Infrastructure in Baltic Sea Amid Tensions With Russia
Sweden’s Central Bank Raises Interest Rate to Hit Inflation
April 29, 2022
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STOCKHOLM—Sweden’s central bank on Thursday raised a key interest rate from zero to 0.25 percent, citing the highest inflation level since the 1990s. Riksbanken said there had been “unusually large fluctuations in inflation in Sweden” and the rise last year “was largely due to rapid increases in energy prices.” The Consumer Price Index for March…
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Russia Warns of Nuclear Deployment Near Finland, Sweden Over Possible NATO Membership
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on April 13 warned that the Baltic Sea region could no longer remain “nuclear-free” if Finland and Sweden join NATO. Medvedev, one of President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies who now serves as the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, made the nuclear threat one day after Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin…
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According to a new study that came out of Sweden, researchers have uncovered a piece of the puzzle that answers the question of why health care workers who took care of COVID-19 patients on a daily basis never contracted the virus themselves. And this study came at a very interesting time, one in which the…
2 Teachers Killed at Swedish High School, Suspect a Student
Two teachers were killed by a student at a high school in southern Sweden, police said Tuesday. The 18-year-old student was arrested at the scene on Monday in Malmo, Sweden’s third-largest city. The victims were two women in their 50s, police said. The suspect wasn’t previously known to the police and had no criminal record,…
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STOCKHOLM—Sweden’s defense needs to be increased significantly as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seen the security situation in Europe deteriorate, the government said on Thursday, vowing to raise military spending to 2 percent of GDP as soon as possible. “Today, we present a new initiative with a clear message to the Swedish people and to…
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