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            <title><![CDATA[Children’s allowances fall behind inflation, Swedbank survey finds]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The recent surge in inflation has put pressure on many households, but children are among the clear losers. Their weekly and monthly allowances have not kept pace with the rising cost of living.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:00:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Inflation Rose to 1.5% in September as Electricity and Fuel Prices Increased]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Inflation measured by the CPIF was 1.5 percent in September, according to Statistics Sweden’s final figures. Electricity and fuel prices pushed inflation higher.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:08:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Economy Grows 1.1% in August, Beating Forecasts]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish economy grew by 1.1 percent in August compared with the previous month, according to a GDP indicator from Statistics Sweden (the national statistics agency).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:02:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Inflation Forecast to More Than Double in September as Energy Costs Rise]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swedish households are starting to feel the effects of energy prices driven up by the war. Higher electricity bills and rising fuel prices mean inflation may have more than doubled in September, according to analysts’ forecasts. And significantly higher interest rates are soon on the way for highly leveraged households and companies.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:32:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden posts trade deficit of SEK 11.9 billion in August, SCB says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden's foreign trade posted a deficit of SEK 11.9 billion in August, according to Statistics Sweden (SCB).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:12:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to prepare your finances for a grey divorce]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA["Grey divorce", "silver splitters" - in Swedish perhaps silver separation - more and more couples are choosing to separate later in life. In addition to the emotional adjustment, a separation can turn your finances upside down. There are things to deal with before you get there, says Magnus Hjelmér, everyday economist at Icabanken.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Construction costs rose 3.5 percent in August, SCB says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Construction costs rose 0.6 percent in August compared with July, according to the monthly Construction Cost Index from Statistics Sweden (SCB).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:27:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Åkesson after Rinkeby visit: Sweden should not look like this]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Sweden Democrats' Jimmie Åkesson has now voted early. The polling place he chose: People's House in Rinkeby. "This doesn't look like Sweden. This feels like you're in a part of another country," he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:40:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[More people are working longer, SCB figures show]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[More and more people are working longer, according to figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:36:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Strong growth raises risk of Swedish central bank rate hike this year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Strong GDP figures, positive household sentiment and a buoyant economy increase the risk that the Swedish Central Bank will raise the key interest rate already this year, according to Nordea. State-owned SBAB, in turn, predicts a hike in the key interest rate in November this year. Amanda Sundström at SEB does not quite agree.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:03:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish confidence improves as growth beats expectations, price hikes loom]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sentiment is stronger than normal among Swedish households, according to a barometer from the National Institute of Economic Research (KI). And more companies than normal expect to be able to raise prices. At the same time, Swedish growth in the second quarter was clearly greater than expected, according to recent figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:03:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish greenhouse gas emissions rose 77,000 tonnes in first quarter, SCB says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Greenhouse gas emissions from the Swedish economy increased to 12.9 million tonnes in the first quarter of this year, according to preliminary figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB). This is an increase of 77,000 tonnes, or 0.6 percent, compared with the first quarter of 2025.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:45:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Poverty is increasing in Sweden - when is one considered materially and socially poor?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Living in Sweden, are you poor or do you have a sufficient standard of living? Try asking yourself these questions to get the answer.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:17:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[She becomes the new Director-General of SCB]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government has appointed Eva-Lo Ighe as Director-General and Head of the Statistics Sweden (SCB), according to a press release.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:35:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Boot Throwing and Adventure Golf in the Fight Against Loneliness]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Adventure golf, betting promenade, and boot throwing are some activities that seniors at one of the country's summer camps get to try out. The purpose is to counteract loneliness among the elderly in Sweden, where approximately 700,000 inhabitants lack a close friend.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 14:10:31 GMT</pubDate>
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