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Sweden faces two interconnected challenges: addressing climate change swiftly while simultaneously strengthening competitiveness. Many therefore call for grand climate and industrial policy...

What financial needs and constraints do Swedish companies face in scaling their innovations and staying competitive in the green and digital transition?...

Geopolitical uncertainty and increased trade barriers have placed trade policy high on the political agenda. Tariffs and other trade barriers can create...

Organized crime is becoming a growing problem for Swedish companies. A new SNS report shows that the efforts to combat the mafia in Italy may offer us valuable lessons. In Italy, the so-called “three legs” – political commitment, adequate laws and civil society engagement – have played a key role in terms of successfully combatting the mafia, writes political scientist Carina Gunnarson.

Organized crime is becoming a growing problem for Swedish companies. A new SNS report shows that the efforts to combat the mafia in Italy may offer us valuable lessons. In Italy, the so-called “three legs” – political commitment, adequate laws and civil society engagement – have played a key role in terms of successfully combatting the mafia, writes political scientist Carina Gunnarson.

The legal framework of public procurement contributes to uncertainty regarding the quality of future deliveries. One way of addressing this problem is to introduce an open system for rating suppliers, according to four researchers in a new SNS report.

Productivity in Sweden, measured as GDP per hour worked, has in recent decades been among the highest in the world. The fact that Swedish wealth measured as GDP per capita is still not among the highest in the world, according to the SNS Economic Policy Council 2024, is due to fewer hours worked.

Productivity in Sweden, measured as GDP per hour worked, has in recent decades been among the highest in the world. The fact that Swedish wealth measured as GDP per capita is still not among the highest in the world, according to the SNS Economic Policy Council 2024, is due to fewer hours worked.

Participants Nicholas Bloom, professor of economics, Stanford University Thomas Ekman, CEO Axel Johnsson Joacim Tåg, Program Director of the Firm Competitiveness program...

Participants Katarina Berg, HR-chef, Spotify Nicholas Bloom, professor i nationalekonomi vid Stanford University Hanna Fager, Chief People Officer, Volvo Cars