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Made @Sweden

April 24, 2013
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Made @Sweden

Made @Sweden, a newly launched academy that will put on a 3 day program at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for various agencies, investors, entrepreneurs, and client marketers, offers perspectives from some of the most creative...

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Project Destination is gaining prominence on the international stage

April 24, 2013
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Project Destination is gaining prominence on the international stage

On Friday, April 5, SACC-USA was visited by a group of students participating in Project Destination, an annual student project from KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology, based in Stockholm, Sweden. With a goal of inspiring and motivating students...

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Stockholm Business Region launched new top list, presenting the region’s hottest Life Science investment prospects

April 1, 2013
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Stockholm Business Region launched new top list, presenting the region’s hottest Life Science investment prospects

The list includes 20 companies and the creators, Stockholm Business Region, hopes that the list can be established as a tool used by potential investors. Following is extracts from the article: “There is considerable interest in the region among...

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The European Union Political Crisis: What Can the EU Learn from the U.S.?

March 21, 2013
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The European Union Political Crisis: What Can the EU Learn from the U.S.?

“If Barack Obama can’t handle issues such as climate change and bilateral trade agreements on his own, how can a single European country do so?” This was the opening statement for a discussion by the featured speaker Guy Verhofstadt,...

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Seminar: Potential Benefits from Trade Agreement

March 14, 2013
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Embassy of Sweden hosted, together with Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce and ITIF (The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation), on Tuesday, March 13, a seminar on the potential profits from a trade agreement between the EU and U.S.. Sweden’s National...

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Jonas Hafström and Mark Brzezinski in Philadelphia Inquirer

March 7, 2013
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Jonas Hafström and Mark Brzezinski in Philadelphia Inquirer

In today’s Philadelphia Inquirer ambassador to Sweden Mark Brzezinski and Jonas Hafström, Sweden’s ambassador to the United States has written an article about how the words innovative, entrepreneurial, and audacious characterize and describe today’s partnership between Sweden and the United States. Following is...

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Will the United States Finally Enact Climate Change Legislation? An Insider’s Perspective

March 7, 2013
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Will the United States Finally Enact Climate Change Legislation? An Insider’s Perspective

The United States holds the key to addressing global climate change and ushering in a wave of clean technologies that can revolutionize industries and create millions of jobs worldwide. Up until now, while countries such as Sweden are betting...

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A ‘Nordic Cool’ Hits D.C.

March 1, 2013
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A ‘Nordic Cool’ Hits D.C.

Driving across the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge at night, one can not help but notice that the normal city lights that break up the darkness have recently been accompanied by a blue and green light radiating from the John F....

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Discussion on the European Union-United States Free Trade Agreement at The Brookings Institute

February 28, 2013
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Discussion on the European Union-United States Free Trade Agreement at The Brookings Institute

A fascinating year for international economics is ahead of us; On February 27, Global Economy and Development at the Brookings Institution hosted a panel discussion on the benefits and challenges for the expected U.S.-EU Free Trade Pact. There is...

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Luncheon with Swedish Minister for Trade Dr. Ewa Björling

February 22, 2013
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Luncheon with Swedish Minister for Trade Dr. Ewa Björling

On February 19th the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Washington DC invited the Swedish Minister for Trade Ewa Björling to be a speaker at a luncheon at the House of Sweden. The welcoming remarks were held by Bradley J. Olson,...

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