Why Swedish 'child soldiers' do dirty work for Danish gangs

Interest rate cuts, why the government is pleased with its 'paradigm shift' on immigration, why gangs in Denmark are recruiting young Swedes for violent attacks.

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Becky Waterton and Richard Orange.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

Money

• Sweden's mortgage war heats up as banks race to cut rates
• Sweden's Riksbank slashes interest rate, predicts further cuts this year

Immigration

• Politics in Sweden: Despite a bump, Sweden's shift on immigration is going smoothly
• For the first time, more Indians are leaving Sweden than arriving

Crime

• Sweden and Denmark announce joint response to gang crime escalation

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