41.   On Friday Swedish group Ericsson is also expected to announce a loss in line with the decline at Motorola.

42.   Stena Sealink is the British subsidiary of the Swedish group Stena.

43.   Swedish pharmaceutical group Pharmacia is preparing the Australian launch of a new anti-peptic ulcer preparation after winning a legal battle over the product, the group announced Monday.

44.   Swedish political groups too pushed for a boycott of French products.

45.   Swedish insurance group Skandia and mortgage institute Stadshypotek are to merge to form the leading financial institution in the Nordic region, the two groups announced on Monday.

46.   Swedish insurance group Skandia could merge with Finnish insurance firm Pohjola, Skandia president Bjoern Wolrath said in an interview with the Swedish financial daily Veckans Affaerer on Monday.

47.   Swedish pharmaceutical group Pharmacia has received US approval for Fragmin, a preparation that prevents blood clots, Pharmacia announced on Wednesday.

48.   Swedish steel and tools manufacturer Sandvik Steel has reached a preliminary agreement with another Swedish group, Avesta Calamo, to acquire their electropolishing business, Sandvik said Tuesday.

49.   Swedish industrial group Atlas Copco has acquired the Swiss industrial company Socapel for an undisclosed sum, Atlas Copco announced Monday.

50.   Swedish industrial group Electrolux, specializing in home appliances, announced Monday that it would invest in a joint venture in China with a Chinese company in Tianjin.