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73 November, 2020 Sweden Global: 7 Availability: 8 Cost: 35 Regulation: 9 Productivity: 29 2020 Global TWI Ranking (out of 76) 2020 Regional TWI Ranking (out of 40) Region: 4 Availability: 6 Cost: 18 Regulation: 7 Productivity: 9 Remote Readiness 5 Remote Readiness 6 $28 billion USD has been spent in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden. • Wage subsidies under the short-time work allowance • Increased sick leave payments • Sector specific support including some rent subsidies • Partial compensation for fixed costs for impacted businesses • Reduction in social security payments https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-Covid-19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 EU/EEA, UK, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland residents are able to travel to Sweden without quarantine. Borders are closed for non-essential travel from other countries. While there are some restrictions, non-essential shops, gyms and schools have stayed open and masks have not been made compulsory. 5.2% 4.7% 0% 20% Sweden Regional Ave. % of GDP Sweden Q4 2019* Q4 2020* % Change YOY Total Workforce 5.54M 5.58M +1% Unemployment Rate (%) 6.0% 7.8% +30% Unemployed Workers 333K 435K +31% Manpower 2020 Total Workforce Index Workforce Statistics Covid-19 Situation Covid-19 Government Spend as % of GDP Border Closures and Restrictions Additional Government Spending and Foregone Revenue to September 2020 Covid-19 Confirmed Cases and Deaths Reported to WHO (on a weekly basis) *Reported figures at Q4 each year https://covid19.who.int/ https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Fiscal-Policies-Database-in- Response-to-COVID-19 Other Sources: https://data.worldbank.org/ https://ilostat.ilo.org/ https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/ https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice United States Embassy https://tradingeconomics.com/ Eurostat