On 18 December, the Government unveiled Made with Sweden, an initiative to increase Swedish exports, promote investment and strengthen international cooperation in a time of growing protectionism.
Trade barriers and protectionism threaten the open market that has been crucial to Sweden’s prosperity. History shows that trade and cooperation have led to progress and growth, while isolation is a dead end. To counteract this, the Government is now launching Made with Sweden.
The Government has instructed the Swedish Institute, Business Sweden, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the Swedish Export Credit Agency and the National Board of Trade to support the Made with Sweden initiative, which will increase Swedish exports, promote investment and strengthen international collaboration. Sweden’s missions abroad have been instructed to prioritise the initiative in the coming years.
“We want to attract investment to Sweden. But we also want Swedish companies to invest abroad. We want production from foreign companies in Sweden, as well as Swedish production overseas. We want the world’s talents here – but we also want our young people to discover the world and our researchers to collaborate with the best research institutes in the world. We want our goods on their shelves, and their goods on ours. In a world that is turning inwards, Sweden is standing up for openness,” says Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa.
Read the whole press release by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs here.
