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    Scania’s training programmes set the standard for sustainable development

    With the Swedish Leadership Changes the World conference being held in Stockholm today, the need for sustainable development in poorer countries was again in focus. Scania’s educational projects, including a training school in Iraq, make it a leader in the field.Scania is continuing to demonstrate leadership in the area of sustainable development through its training initiatives in several nations. Delegates at today’s Swedish Leadership Changes the World conference in Stockholm heard how the Scania-supported Swedish Academy for Training has helped to change the lives of students in Iraq.

    Scania acquitted of suspected violation of UN's sanctions

    Scania was acquitted on all counts in the state prosecutor’s indictment regarding violation of the United Nations sanctions provisions in connection with deliveries to Iraq during the years 2001-2003. This was the verdict given by Södertälje district court today.“I welcome the district court’s verdict of acquittal. The ruling is a great relief for Scania and particularly for the two managers who were indicted,” says Scania President and CEO Martin Lundstedt.   Scania was one of a number of Swedish companies that were included in the state prosecutor’s investigation into suspected

    Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and development organisations work together to rebuild Iraq

    Sweden’s Minister for Trade, Ewa Björling and ministers of the Kurdistan Regional Government today inaugurated the Swedish Transport Academy in Erbil, northern Iraq. The training is targeted at young unemployed Iraqis with a secondary school background and offers occupational skills demanded in the transport sector. The establishment of the school is the result of close cooperation between Scania, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the United Nations, EF Education First and the Kurdish Regional Government’s Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.The Swedish

    Scania is back in Iraq

    Scania has a presence in Iraq again, including both production and sales. Trucks ordered by government customers are being assembled locally there, while an independent distributor is supplying the private sector market with imported vehicles. This distributor is also responsible for the reconstruction of Scania’s sales and service network in the country.“If the situation in Iraq continues to stabilise, within a few years the country can regain its position as Scania’s most important market in the Middle East,” says Martin Lundstedt, Executive Vice President and responsible for the company’

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