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Radio Sweden News
July 31, 2003
Better Than Expected Report from
TeliaSonera
Thursday, 2003-07-31
The Swedish-Finnish telecommunications company TeliaSonera
posted a 29 percent increase in second quarter operating earnings
Thursday, saying it had reached previously state midterm targets earlier
than expected, and well ahead of market forecasts. [Radio
Sweden News]
Mixed Economic Outlook in
Scandinavia
Thursday, 2003-07-31
Consumer confidence in Sweden has risen to its highest level
since last September, improving for the third month in a row. The
economic outlook in neighboring Denmark and Norway is less
optimistic. [Radio
Sweden News]
Finland to Slash Alcohol Taxes
Thursday, 2003-07-31
Fearing a massive drop in tax revenues next year, when Finland
adopts European Union regulations on liquor import quotas, the Finnish
Finance Ministry proposed major cuts in alcohol taxes
Wednesday. [Radio
Sweden News]
Illegal Euro ATM Fees
Thursday, 2003-07-31
According to the newspaper "Dagens Nyheter" Swedish banks are
breaking the law by taking out extra fees for automatic teller machine
withdrawals in the euro zone. [Radio
Sweden News]
Message in Bottle May Not Be Genuine
Thursday, 2003-07-31
Experts here are sceptical about the authenticity of the
message in a bottle found by a Swiss tourist recently.
[Radio
Sweden News]
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