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Cheaper home loans, immigration costs, and plans for a compulsory 'Sweden course'
FromSweden in Focus
Cheaper home loans, immigration costs, and plans for a compulsory 'Sweden course'
FromSweden in Focus
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2023
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Podcast episode
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This week: banks cut rates, the state of Sweden’s democracy, new Pisa rankings, how child refugees have integrated, the ex-Syrian banker behind a successful hummus restaurant, government counts cost of migration, compulsory courses for newcomers, Lucia, Nobel banquet.Host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local's James Savage and Emma Löfgren.Here are links to some of the stories we discuss:EconomyWhich Swedish banks now offer the cheapest mortgage rates?PoliticsIs Sweden sliding towards autocracy one year on from the election?LISTEN: Does Sweden's new coalition deal threaten basic rights?EducationSwedish students' maths and reading scores plunge in Pisa world rankingsImmigrationIN DATA: Why have so many of Sweden's Afghan child refugees got jobs?Syrian banker applied for 'over 2,000' jobs in Sweden before creating his ownSweden's government calls for investigation into cost of immigrationWhat do we know about plans to make a compulsory 'Sweden course' for immigrants?Saint LuciaWhat you need to know about celebrating Lucia in SwedenNobel banquetThe dinner that proves Sweden is anything but lagom
Released:
Dec 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Political crisis, reopening plans and a much argued over Swedish habit: In this week’s episode, The Local’s CEO and publisher James Savage and The Local Sweden’s editor Emma Löfgren discuss and explain the political crisis that could bring Sweden’s government down on Monday and spark a snap election. by Sweden in Focus