IMF to examine Nordic efforts to stop money laundering in the Baltics

[ad_1] STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund will examine efforts by Nordic banks and regulators to stop money laundering in the region and the Baltic countries, Sweden’s central bank…

Sweden failed to protect elderly in COVID pandemic, commission finds

[ad_1] By Johan Ahlander, Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Systemic shortcomings in Sweden’s elderly care coupled with inadequate measures from the government and agencies contributed to the country’s high death…

COVID-19 crisis: a shot in the arm for Russian e-commerce

[ad_1] By Anna Rzhevkina, Alexander Marrow GDANSK/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The coronavirus crisis has helped fuel a surge in online shopping in Russia that has put even the remote icy expanse…

Final curtain for Danish mink as government bans breeding

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark on Monday agreed on a temporary ban on mink breeding, leaving little hope to rebuild the industry, which pioneered the global fur trade. Mink pelts…