Good news for children w. #asthma: New facility in public hospital by partly Swedish company AstraZeneca makes it easier & quicker to take medicines. Embassy is happy to be part of this and happy for the kids & their families!

This week I had the great honour to present my letters of credence from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf to The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques H.M. King Salman of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Royal Palace in Riyadh. I also inspected the Royal Guards on the Palace Square.

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Very positive meeting today with the Minister of Education, H.E. Dr. Hamad Mohammed Al-Sheikh focusing on our bilateral cooperation in the field of education, science and research.

Great discussions when I invited members from the Asbar Forum and some Swedish companies for a discussion on business opportunities and challenges in KSA the other night.

Swedish solar energy company Azelio, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and Khalifa University of Science and Technology jointly testing pilot project evaluating new technology in power storage. Read more: arab.news/8kk8m

Promoting Swedish exports to KSA - this time in Eastern Province. Opened new sales office in Dammam for Albariq. Happy to hear about booming sales of Broddson & HTC brands - some 85 % of content produced in Sweden. Means more jobs! And met with Alfa Laval, also expanding in KSA.

IKEA, Swedish Jordanian Chemicals, Eskadenia, Mango Group, ABB and other companies for breakfast, so many great Swedish companies to promote

#SaudiArabia has just announced developing a new instant Small Business visa, accelerating the efficiency and ease of doing business throughout the Kingdom, while jumpstarting its #SME ecosystem.

Swedish healthcare companies visiting Riyadh on a two day delegation visit organized by Business Sweden ME and the Embassy of Sweden. After a morning introductory meeting at the Swedish Embassy the delegation is now on their way to meet with the Ministry of Health.

Very happy to lead important Swedish health care business delegation to Saudi Arabia for two days. Excellent meetings with Ministries, organizations and hospitals interested in Swedish experience and solutions. Business Sweden ME

Visiting cluster C1, that will be responsible for half of all healthcare provided by Ministry of Health in Riyadh, mainly its southern districts. Katarina Björdal from Skåne Care now talking.

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Now the delegation is meeting with the National Unified Procurement Company that is responsible for most public procurement of healthcare products and services in the Kingdom.

.Niclas Trouvé opens tonight’s reception for Saudi and Swedish interlocutors and discussion on healthcare system for the future.

Swedish healthcare delegation meeting with National Guard Health Affairs, the third largest healthcare provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The healthcare delegation is now meeting with the Secretary General of the Saudi Health Council that is responsible for the Kingdom’s healthcare developments.

Now meeting with the Director General of the Armed Forces Medical Services at the Ministry of Defense, the second largest healthcare provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Last visit for the Riyadh leg of the delegation trip went to King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, probably the best hospital in the Kingdom, to explore areas of cooperation.

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