Sweden, once a pioneering champion of everything digital, is taking second look at that strategy.
- Not just cashless: There should be a general obligation for merchants to accept cash for purchases of essential goods. [1]
- Sweden's government is championing a renewed focus on physical books, paper and pens in classrooms, designed to reverse falling literacy levels. [2]
[1] https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/payments--cash/payments-in-sweden/payments-report-2025/the-riksbanks-work-and-recommendations/the-publics-ability-to-pay-in-times-of-crisis-and-states-of-heightened-alert-needs-to-be-strengthened-/introduce-a-cash-obligation-and-a-threshold-for-cash-payments/
[2] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly0vk77vdko
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