Economics
Sweden Faces More Devastating Recession Than in 2008 Crisis
A woman crosses Sergels torg square in Stockholm.
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The biggest Nordic economy may be about to sink into its worst recession in living memory, with the fallout of the coronavirus likely to do more damage than the financial crisis of 2008.