Sweden’s Government Steps Up Efforts to Vet Foreign Takeovers

Pedestrians walk near the habour in Stockholm.

Photographer: Loulou D'Aki/Bloomberg
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Sweden is stepping up efforts to shield its critical businesses from foreign takeovers at a time of economic weakness due to the Covid-19 pandemic.