>・・
>From telecoms equipment maker Ericsson to consumer appliances manufacturer
>Electrolux via lender Handelsbanken and lockmaker Assa Abloy, Swedish companies
> have delivered profits well above what the market was expecting, even if in
>some cases that merely meant a less precipitous decline than analysts had feared.
>・・
>Sweden’s coronavirus approach has been highly controversial internationally as
> its death rate per capita has been far higher than neighbouring Norway, Denmark
> and Finland. But its excess mortality levels have been lower than other European
> countries that have locked down such as the UK, France, Spain and Belgium.
>・・
>It is a similar story in terms of the predicted economic impact. Economists and
> central banks forecast that Sweden’s GDP this year should decline by about 5
>per cent, broadly in line with Norway and Denmark and far better than the likes
> of Italy, the UK or France.・・