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Indicative Financing Slide 16
I can see from the PowerPoint Slide that the $500M High Yield Bonds have a timeframe labelled as ‘2019 May-Jul’.
Does that mean that by the 1st Aug we will have an update on the take up of these bonds ?
I‘ve sold most of my other shares to buy these today. I would have thought that sellers below 15p must need to pay back borrowed money.
Norway gives go-ahead to disputed Arctic copper mine
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/norway-gives-ahead-disputed-arctic-060816211.html
Sweden has now, 134 days after election day, a government. Today, when the prime minister read the report on the political orientation of the next few years, it was marked by the
On Reduced costs for jobs and businesses, new sharp proposals for more renewable energy and reduced emissions, new accurately in the event of easier mental illness, shorter vårdköer and improved conditions for welfare employees. But also structural reforms for more jobs and housing and better functioning integration. A medmänskligare migration policy and personal assistance.
Now the words will be translated into the workshop. The Januariavtalet shall be carried out. Become a reality. As a liberal opposition party, the centre party will be constructive and review so that the new government is implementing what we agreed on. Confidence is earned in the financial year for the financial year.
Liberal reforms that Sweden needs. That is what is now to be implemented.
The new Green ministers are as follows:
Åsa Romson – Minister for Climate and Environment (and Vice Prime Minister)
Gustav Fridolin – Minister for Education
Mehmet ****** – Minister for Housing and Urban Development and IT
Per Bolund – Minister for the Financial Market and Consumer Affairs
Alice Bah Kuhnke – Minister for Culture and Democracy
Isabella Lövin – Minister for Development Assistance
The Left Party will abstain on Friday's prime minister vote, opening the way for a new Social Democrat-Green government to be formed.
The promise to abstain likely brings Sweden's 4-month-long government deadlock to an end.
To become the next prime minister a candidate has to avoid a majority of the Riksdag voting against them.
Social Democrat Stefan Löfven had managed to secure support from the Greens, Center and Liberal parties, but the Left were ready to vote with the right-wing parties to block him.
After last-minute talks Left Party leader Jonas Sjöstedt says his party will no longer stand in the way of the new government.
A Liberal opposition party, which takes responsibility for Sweden and is pushing forward a liberal reform policy. Today, centerpartiets advisory has landed in following the recommendation of the partistyrelsens. All the partidistrikt in the whole country are behind. - thank you. - thank you.
We're doing it for three reasons.
- Sweden needs a government. The voters have been waiting.
- the outer in SD and v are kept outside of influence.
- we've been pushing out a liberal agenda that we haven't seen the last two legislatures.
We were facing three choices:
1) an m / KD government requiring dependent and active support of SD.
2) an s / MP government requiring dependent and active support of c and l.
3) elective
Trustees has chosen the way and chooses a government without the support of sverigedemokraterna, based on a liberal reform policy. With votes in 56-2 and after a many and long discussions around the country. The two votes are centerstudenterna, which argued for another path.
But with this, the job is far from done. It is now a time for the social Democrats to show that they are able to cooperate with other parties. That they can manage to keep what they promise. From our direction we will be constructive, but stentuffa. We will be a liberal nail in the eye of the social Democrats. This agreement shall be implemented.
I'm proud of the center party. This has been a trying time, a difficult choice. We would rather have seen another government and another prime minister - but the voters did not give us that support. I would like to thank everyone in the centre party who has been in, listening, turning and twisting, analysing, taking a position, grateful for the internal anchorage that has been made around the country.
An important choice, in a difficult parliamentary position. Now the work begins.
The Center Party has agreed on a proposal for an agreement with S, L and MP which is important for taking responsibility for Sweden and implementing liberal reforms. Tomorrow, Saturday, this proposal will be voted on in the Center Party's Trust Council.
- The Center Party takes responsibility for Sweden getting a functioning government. This is not the solution we would have preferred, but it is the best possible in this very difficult situation. Through this agreement, we can achieve a solution to the government issue based on a liberal reform agenda and clear improvements for small businesses, the environment and the countryside, Annie Lööf said on the press conference.
Sweden has had a difficult parliamentary position after the election. Many parties have locked their positions. The Center Party has chosen a different path through the fact that we have opened up for collaborations, we have based our policy on the cause of politics and we have entered into intensive negotiations. Now we have been pushing a large number of liberal reforms with a lot of center politics, which is something completely different from the policy that has been conducted over the last three years. These are liberal reforms for rural areas, businesses, the environment, the labor market, migration, integration and housing. A policy that is good for Sweden.
- The agreement does not make us a government party. This government, every year, budget for budget, must deserve our renewed confidence. The center party will rather be a liberal engine to make Sweden better. We now become a liberal opposition party, with an independent position and free to pursue our own policy, but with the ambition to push for the liberal reform work that Sweden needs, Annie Lööf continued on the press conference.
The 2018 election was a choice of values. The Center Party chose to stand up for humanity, equality and tolerance. We fought against xenophobia, mistrust and endurance. With this agreement we stand up for our values, while we can get a government in place. It is a solution where neither the Sweden Democrats nor the Left Party are given influence over politics.
- The Center Party will continue to be a responsible and constructive force in Swedish politics. We will always stand up for values ??about humanism, tolerance, gender equality and international cooperation. We will also push for powerful liberal reforms and an economic policy that promotes jobs, business and integration. We will be a liberal opposition party, which takes responsibility for Sweden, Annie Lööf concluded.
After three months of gridlock, Sweden still doesn’t have a government. Now, party leaders will get a three-week respite in the hope that they can come back with a solution.
Parliament speaker Andreas Norlen said on Wednesday that he will meet again with party leaders on Jan. 14 and called for a prime minister vote two days later. If that fails, a final and fourth premier vote would then be held on Jan. 23 in a last ditch effort to avoid a new election.
“An extra election would be a big failure for Swedish politics,” Norlen said at a press conference at parliament. There’s a risk that confidence in the system will be “seriously damaged,” he said.
The Nordic country has historically had a government in place less than a week after the election but the rise of the nationalist Sweden Democrats has left the traditional blocs without a majority. Both sides are also reluctant to discuss any type of cooperation with the Sweden Democrats, a party with neo-Nazi roots.
The speaker is now seeking to loosen up the deadlock by setting dates for the final two votes that will need to be held before a snap election is triggered.
So far, both acting Social Democratic leader Stefan Lofven and Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson have lost votes.
As leaders of the two biggest parties, it’s up to Kristersson and Lofven to now take responsibility over the process, Norlen said.
Sweden’s speaker of parliament announced he will call for a prime minister vote on Social Democratic leader Stefan Lofven in attempt to break a deadlock three months after the nation’s inconclusive election.
Speaker Andreas Norlen, in a statement released late Tuesday, said that he will on Wednesday announce a vote that will take place on Friday.
There are no requirements for ministerial posts, no requirements covering the entire political field, but requirements that would make Sweden in a significant, more liberal and greener direction the next term of office.
The Social Democrats' response to the Center's political demands is unfortunately far from adequate. That S says he is prepared to attend C on a few points during the term of office, not enough. With the Social Democrats current input, the risk is too high that S will take long-term issues and not implement the structural reforms that are necessary for Sweden.
Against this background, the center party is ready to vote no to Stefan Löfven as prime minister. But we are prepared this week to give S a last chance to meet our demands for political reforms. This means that we need clear message from S in a number of areas.
For Sweden's best, liberal structural reforms in the labor and housing markets, rural and rural freedom and ownership reforms require sharp environmental proposals to reduce emissions and promote development towards more renewable, tax cuts at work, businesses and entrepreneurs, increased defense spending, better opportunities for family reunification in migration policy and proposals for freedom of choice and better care throughout the country.
It is regrettable that the Social Democrats have not taken advantage of this opportunity offered by the Center Party. We can not stand behind a fundamentally social democratic policy garnished with a few center proposals.
Now, the question is whether S is prepared to clearly change its positions so that Sweden can have a stable and effective government.
Annie Lööf, Party Leader (C)
Annie Lööf: We have received a shame from S
"Lövven now has the last chance to meet our demands - otherwise we will vote no"
This is a debate article. It is the writer who stands for the views expressed in the text, not Aftonbladet.
Social Democrats have come up with a shame on a series of political demands made by the Center Party. If this were the conclusion, the Center Party will vote no to Stefan Löfven, writes Annie Lööf.
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DEBATE. Social Democrats have come up with a shame on a series of political demands made by the Center Party. If this were the conclusion, the Center Party will vote no to Stefan Löfven. Nevertheless, we are prepared to take responsibility and give S a last chance.
In order for the Center Party to vote no to Stefan Löfven in the prime ministerial vote, a sharp, clear message is required to agree on liberal reforms and center requirements relating to business, rural, environmental and welfare.
The election in September meant that no natural constellations had a majority in parliament. Neither the Social Democrats, the current government parties, the red-green or the Alliance have their own majority.
Since the election day, the Center Party has presented a number of proposals for government-based solutions based on cross-border cooperation in which the Alliance holds together and avoids being dependent on SD's active support.
We have done this with the Alliance before Ulf Kristersson's exploration round, in conversation with Stefan Löfven and when I had the exploration assignment. All of these solutions have been blocked so far by other parties, not least S.
The Social Democrats' actions during the two and a half months since the election day have completely assumed that you will have the prime minister's post. S has not shown an opening for another solution.
In order to take responsibility and try to worship this locked position, the Center Party, like L, has made the difficult decision to consider the possibility of releasing S as government and prime minister. This despite the fact that we are deeply convinced that the best for Sweden is an alliance government with alliance policy.
However, we are not at all interested in doing it on the same terms as after the 2014 election, in which S, together with MP and V, has conducted a policy that has long been supported by both the Swedish people.
We do not intend to contribute to another term of office with higher taxes on work and businesses, a labor market policy that increases exclusion, an integration policy that does not work, constant attacks on freedom of choice and diversity in welfare and a policy that strongly impedes rural development opportunities.
In this situation, the Center Party has considered dispatching Social Democrats to the Prime Minister's Office provided that we receive a number of basic liberal political demands.
There are no requirements for ministerial posts, no requirements covering the entire
Anders Ygeman of C and L: "We need to focus on the points that unite us"
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This weekend the Social Democrats party board held a meeting at the party's Bommersvik course in Sörmland. The agenda included the political situation - and the demands of the Liberals and the Center Party.
"We have analyzed the requirements and will come up with an answer," says Anders Ygeman (S).
The management came to the farm yesterday afternoon and left there today after lunch. The purpose of the meeting, which has been planned for a long time, was primarily to draw up the guidelines for the party's congress in Örebro this spring. But party leader Stefan Löfven himself also explained the political situation.
The requirements from C and L
This week, both the Center Party and the Liberals have come up with a list of Stefan Löfven's requirements for a number of political reforms that the parties want to see in order to release Stefan Löfven as prime minister. This includes the reduction or cancellation of taxes, and reforms in the housing market.
When the representatives of the Social Democrats left Bommersvik on Saturday, nobody wanted to comment on what was said during the weekend.
"We are different parties for one reason. These are tough demands, and it has to be addressed in a special order, "says Karin Wanngaard (S) to SVT Nyheter.
Even Anders Ygeman (S) was frugal with his comments.
"We have analyzed the requirements and will come up with an answer," he says.
Is there a limit to how far the Social Democrats can go?
- Of course. We have an assignment from our voters to get through a social-democratic policy. I think we need to focus on the points that unite us and not just what separates us.
"Full mandate to negotiate"
On Monday at 09.30, President Andreas Norlén will hold a press conference on the continuation of government education.
According to Karin Wanngård, Stefan Löfven has full support from the party board in negotiations with the Center Party and the Liberals.
"He has the full mandate to negotiate and redo the government," she says.
Analysis: Annie Lööf and Jan Björklund are punished by voters
Posted today 08.01
ANALYSIS · The Center Party and Liberals play a high level of government issues. Both Annie Lööf and Jan Björklund are now being punished by voters, Novus's confidence barometer for the party leaders shows. The single confidence survey, which includes 1,047 interviews, significantly reduces voters' confidence for both Annie Lööf and Jan Björklund.
The situation is reversed for the Christian Democrats party leader Ebba Busch Thor, who climbs from a seventh place to a shared first place in confidence.
The coincidence in the electoral movement and her actions during government formation are probably the most important explanations.
Thinkers for C and L
Today's confidence barometer is a mindset for both the Center Party and the Liberals. They have a key role in government education and in the autumn voted no to both Stefan Löfven and Ulf Kristersson as prime minister.
Evidently, neither Annie Lööf's nor Jan Björklund's actions have put confidence among the voters. In other words, Novus's confidence barometer can not be interpreted. Government formation is the only politician dedicated to this fall.
Lööf is after Åkesson
Annie Lööf, who was in the lead for a long time, is now racing from second to fifth place. Most painful to her is probably that she also ends up after the Swedish Democrats party leader Jimmie Åkesson.
Both Annie Lööf and Jan Björklund lose seven percentage points each in confidence. For Björklund it means that he slips down to a seventh place. Only the Green Party's two language pipes, which are always in the bottom and have a record trust, lie behind him.
This confidence measurement means that both the Center Party and Liberals think about an extra time before they contribute to pushing an extra choice. With reduced confidence, it becomes more difficult for the parties to pursue a successful electoral move.
Busch Thor the big winner
The Christian Democrats party leader Ebba Busch Thor is the big winner in Novus's confidence barometer. Her confidence increases by 13 percentage points. Of the respondents, 33 percent say that they have quite or much trust in her.
As a result, Ebba Busch Thor ends in a split first place with Stefan Löfven (S). He has strengthened his confidence somewhat during the autumn's tours of government issues. The main opponent Ulf Kristersson (M) loses something, losing the first place, but still retains a position just after the two in the top.
Continued crisis for MP
Also, Jimmie Åkesson is backing something, but as Annie Lööf loses the more, the SD leader enters fourth place in confidence.
The situation is still a crisis for the Green Party's two language pipes parked at the bottom of the list, far behind the other party leaders. Should the Environmental Party succeed in reversing the downward trend, the party will have to replace both Gustav Fridolin and Isabella Lövin. The decline in trust
Annie Lööf on Twitter.....
C will not sit in a governmental government, nor begin negotiations on a new S-led government. Instead, we have a solid list of a greater number of liberal, bourgeois demands that S needs to accept to even consider releasing Löfven.
Lööf's requirement list to release Löfven - DN.SE
The center party is now submitting a list of requirements to Stefan Löfven to release him in the next week
A basic requirement is to reduce taxes at work and businesses, to liberalize labor and housing markets, to ensure freedom of choice and rural and rural reform and ownership reforms.
"The Center Party's list of requirements for Stefan Löfven is a constructive initiative. Now it is up to proof of Social Democrats. "
The leader of the Swedish Center party abandoned her bid to form a new government Thursday, raising the prospect of a fresh election.
Annie Lööf told reporters she had tried to build consensus for a government that excludes the far-right Sweden Democrats and the Left Party and keeps intact the center-right Alliance, a four-party bloc that includes the Center Party, Reuters reported.
“Unfortunately, all these solutions have been blocked by one party or several parties saying no,” she said during a press conference after meeting the speaker of Sweden’s parliament.
“It is now up to the speaker to decide the next step,” Lööf said, adding that she saw no reason for him to ask her to try again.
Lööf was asked by parliament speaker Andreas Norlén last week to explore the possibility of forming a new government and break two months of political deadlock since a general election on September 9 delivered a hung parliament.
Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson and caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, of the Social Democrats, also failed to form a new government.
The main problem so far has been the fact that two parties in the Alliance, the Moderates and Christian Democrats, have refused to work with the center left, according to the Local Sweden. However, that would mean support would be needed from the Sweden Democrats, something the Center Party and Liberals are opposed to.
Parliament speaker Norlén now has one more opportunity to propose a candidate for prime minister to parliament before a new election has to be called.
In two months we have now discussed which of two candidates will be Sweden's new prime minister. Clearly, that way of discussion has not been possible.
In order to try to find new opportunities in this difficult political situation, I have been asked by the President to lead the further probations. It is a mission that I have accepted. I realize that the situation is extremely complicated and therefore I take the assignment with great humility.
My exploration missions will be devoted to trying to find the way forward for the major reforms that Sweden needs and to ensure that Sweden gets a government that can implement reform policy. The business community, school, the rule of law, the environment and health care needs a stable government, which has as broad parliamentary support as possible and operates a powerful reform policy.
Humility, seriosity and results will be my keywords during this exploration assignment. However, no party leader can solve this himself. We all have a responsibility. I want to take the process of government formation forward. However, if that is possible, it depends entirely on how other party leaders make constructive political talks.
The speaker of Sweden's parliament picked Centre Party leader Annie Loof to try to break the political deadlock with Sweden standing without a government two months after an election dead-heat between the centre-right and centre-left blocs.
Annie Lööf believes she can take on the probation assignment in another way: "Focusing on the political content, you can worship some of the locks that have found