PM Löfven resigns following vote of no confidence

At a press conference at 10.15 today, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven (S) announced his resignation following last week’s vote of no confidence. “This is the most difficult political decision I ...

by Jessica Nilsson Williams

• 28 June, 202128 June, 2021 • The Mundus Blog

Mundus Brief – June 2021

It is typically during the first two weeks of June when pupils meet for one last time before diving into a two-month-long summer holiday. School leavers celebrate Studenten, frequently on ...

by Sean Williams

• 8 June, 20218 June, 2021 • The Mundus Blog

Mundus Brief – May 2021

Last month we quoted economist Kjell A. Nordström, who made the analogy between the Swedish economy and motor racing: “Sweden has built a technological Ferrari that so far has only ...

by Sean Williams

• 7 May, 20217 May, 2021 • The Mundus Blog

Mundus Take: Back to GDP levels prior to the pandemic

A lot of new data and insights have been released since our last Mundus Take in Mundus Business Insights. March saw international financial markets wobble, with fears of inflation breaking ...

by Sean Williams

• 13 April, 202113 April, 2021 • The Mundus Blog

Mundus Brief – April 2021

The pandemic heralded a year of global disruption. In addition to bringing activities like travel to a temporary stop, it accelerated changes already underway, such as the digital and green ...

by Elisabeth Gheorghe

• 9 April, 20219 April, 2021 • The Mundus Blog

Mundus Brief – March 2021

It is commonplace for school pupils in the Francophone world to chant “lapin blanc, lapin blanc, lapin blanc” at the start of every month. But there is something about the ...

by Elisabeth Gheorghe

• 9 March, 20219 March, 2021 • The Mundus Blog

A Swedish hydrogen economy – a great way to spend money?

Hydrogen is the most ubiquitous element and lightest gas. It has been around as an industrial gas for over a century. But its use in consumer applications lost appeal after ...

by Sean Williams

• 12 February, 202112 February, 2021 • Mundus Nordic Green Blog, The Mundus Blog

Mundus Brief: February 2021

We would wish you a Happy New Year, but for the inherent assumptions concerning affective phenomenology and the social construction of time (and being, if you must), new year is ...

by Elisabeth Gheorghe

• 7 February, 202125 February, 2021 • The Mundus Blog