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...Sweden is ruled by a four-party centre-right coalition government (the Alliance for Sweden), comprising the Moderate Party, Centre Party, Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats. The government took office following a narrow victory in the general election held on September 17th 2006. Swedish politics has traditionally been dominated by the Social Democratic Party (SAP), which had ruled almost without interruption since the 1930s, apart from two brief periods in 1976-82 and 1991-94. During its time in office the SAP developed and maintained Sweden's advanced welfare state and its system of high taxes. The Alliance's election victory represented a significant political shift, with the centre-right parties aiming to strengthen the economic incentives to work, so as to reduce welfare dependency. The government holds a seven-seat majority in the Riksdag (parliament), which is unusual for Sweden, which has mostly been ruled by minority governments. The prime minister is Fredrik Reinfeldt,...
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| Source: | World Investment Data and Forecast
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| Country: | Sweden
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Essential support for all your foreign investment decisions. World Investment Service features a detailed database containing flows of investment by country and industry, overseas mergers and acquisitions and business costs. The service covers the world's 60 largest economies and provides detailed analysis on political and economic background, business environment, foreign investment regulations and trends in foreign investment.