SWEDISH GOVERNMENT: FOREIGN INVESTORS WELCOME

The newly elected Swedish premier Fredrik Reinfeldt said foreign investors were welcome to take part in the country’s imminent disposal of multi-billion dollar state holdings.“I am not ruling anyone out,” Reinfeldt told the Financial Times. His statements were made as his center-right alliance prepares their initial phase of sell-offs of stakes in banking, telecommunications and airlines. Reinfeldt has made it clear each sale will be treated differently according to its needs, and that no Swedish jobs will be lost unnecessarily.