Unfortunately behind a paywall so the headline, picture and caption will have to do. I think he is doing a good job for us!
"Sanctions against Russia could speed up the transition
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Director General of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Anders Ahnlind and Per-Erik Lindvall, Chairman of Talga AB."
https://nsd.se/bli-prenumerant/artikel/re4x7yxj
I think we missed another visit! At the moment, it's in and out, so I'm losing track
Unfortunately, the newspaper makes it impossible for me to subscribe. I would have done it for us long ago.
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"Sanctions against Russia could speed up the transition"
Many sanctions have been imposed on Russia since the war in Ukraine began on 24 February. But for the industrial establishments in the north, the sanctions can have a positive effect. "The fact that you want to free yourself from dependence on Russia can mean that the industries speed up the process of becoming fossil-free," says Anders Ahnlid, Director General of the Swedish Board of Trade.
LULEÅ 29 APRIL 2022 16:32
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is a government agency that governs the regulations regarding trade in services within the EU. On Thursday and Friday, Director General Anders Ahnlid was on site in Luleå to, among other things, visit the business community and see how it is affected by sanctions and the climate. On Friday, he was on site at Talga's pilot factory in Luleå.
- The sanctions that we in the EU handle, we have a mission to, in trade policy, safeguard, defend and expand free trade for sustainable development. We are used to opening countries up for trade, rather than closing and directing sanctions against countries, Anders Ahnlid explains.
The aim of the sanctions against Russia is to limit the country's economy to the extent that Russia can no longer afford to pay the costs of the war.
- In the situation that has arisen, the Swedish Board of Trade, which has previously handled sanction cases of a much smaller extent, has been commissioned to be the authority responsible for sanctions relating to trade, import and export. In addition, we also freeze assets. These are the sanctions we are responsible for.
What kind of imports and exports have been banned or restricted?
- There are a number of goods that you can no longer trade with Russia, this applies to a large number of goods with dual uses, both military and private, Anders Ahnlid explains.
Russian gas and oil are still not sanctioned, which means that there are no bans on importing them from Russia. But the strong opposition to Russia's actions may be a factor in speeding up the green transition.
- If there is anything that can have a positive effect from what is happening, it is that it accelerates on the way from fossil fuels and that is where Norrbotten comes in as a key region, says Anders Ahnlid.
How threatened is free trade right now?
- We had reason to ask that question even before the pandemic struck. We have seen that the great powers are less inclined to develop trade policy systems. The EU is trying to make the trade policy system work, but we have seen that it is going in the wrong direction. The big question now is how China will respond to this.