The Office for Defense Industry Cooperation at the Embassy of Sweden, in Washington DC, supports the defense trade and industry cooperation between Sweden and the United States. The office team of industry experts is a driving force in paving...
Tourism Will Save the U.S. Economy
The foreign tourist spends on average 4000 dollars during his/her trip to the U.S., and for every 35 visitors, a new American job is created. President Obama hence wants to double the number of...
During the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in June the UNWTO and the Swedish Travel and Tourism Industry Federation (RTS) launched a joint project entitled “Down to Earth for Tourism”. The project is a Swedish initiative that...
The UN definition of tourism is:
“ The activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business or other purposes.”
This definition includes all activities and consumption...
Fitch confirms Sweden's AAA credit rating, with stable outlook, according to a press release on Thursday.
Fitch wrote that the score reflects Sweden's status as a developed, diversified and wealthy economy, with moderate debt and strong institutions.
"The stable outlook reflects...
The crowd-funding expert and speaker in the SACC network, David Drake, has been selected to accompany the U.S. delegation to Brussels to speak on behalf of the JOBS Act and meet with European ministers and legislators on Small and...
Last Thursday, June 15th, the third annual Sten-Olof Palm Scholarship was awarded to Jimmy Gustafsson, currently a student at the Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law. Jimmy has been awarded a 12 month internship at umbrella organization for...
The 4th annual GROTTO (Green, Renewable and Oceanic Technology Transfer Outpost) “Market Expansion and Investments for Sustainable Technologies” was held in the Kennedy Caucus Room in the U.S. Senate June 8th to develop and share ideas on globalizing innovation...
10 Swedish High-tech companies want to meet you
Monday June 11th, 2012
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
House of Sweden
On Monday, June 11th, the Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce (SACC-USA and SACC-DC) are hosting the Swedish Agency for Economic & Regional Growth,...
Late 2010, U.S. Congressional Representative Randy Hultgren (IL-14) announced the formation of the 112th Congressional Caucus*, the Swedish Congressional Caucus, whose mission is to preserve and promote the economic and cultural ties between the United States and the...