Chapter 1489: Nordic overlord
Facts have proved it.
The Bright Foundation has made Peter Wallenberg uncomfortable in more ways than just the example of the Perminder family's acquisition of shares.
Peter Wallenberg's competition with the Bright Foundation to acquire National Westminster Bank caused the Bright Foundation to have to repeatedly increase the purchase price, resulting in considerable losses.
The Wallenberg family also had to bleed heavily from the acquisition of Lonon Asset Management in Geneva, Switzerland.
Of course.
Xia Yu's focus on the Wallenberg family's plans is not here.
Because the Wallenberg family is much stronger than the Francisco family, and has a very strong control over the Swedish economy and society.
Therefore, his plan to undermine the Wallenberg family is divided into three stages, and the whole process is expected to continue until the end of this year or even next year.
Malicious competition with Lonza Asset Management in Geneva, Switzerland, is just a small appetizer for the first stage.
The big move in the first stage is directly aimed at the Swedish capital market!
And once it was released, it caused a huge stir!
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Nordic is also known as the Nordic Five, which collectively refers to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, as well as their dependent territories of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, the Åland Islands and Svalbard.
Located within the Arctic Circle, the geographical features and resources of the Nordic countries differ greatly from those of most countries in the world.
Among the Nordic Five, the economic development of each country varies greatly.
According to data compiled and published by the Economic Weekly in 1986,
The GDP of the five countries was 150.498 billion US dollars for Sweden, 88.079 billion US dollars for Denmark, 78.693 billion US dollars for Norway, 73.532 billion US dollars for Finland and 3.99 billion US dollars for Iceland.
Sweden, the strongest overall, ranks 16th in the world and 8th in Europe in terms of GDP.
Iceland, on the other hand, is the weakest of the five countries, with a gross national product ranking 82nd in the world. Among their export products, canned herring is even in the top list of export commodities.
There is no doubt that Sweden is the dominant country in the Nordic region, and its economic siphoning effect is also extremely strong.
Considering that the five Nordic countries are closely linked in terms of historical background, and their lifestyles, religions, social and political systems are also similar, if the five Nordic countries are considered as a whole, their economic scale is larger than that of Canada, ranking seventh in the world!
The most developed city in Scandinavia is Stockholm, the capital and largest city of Sweden!
The Stockholm Stock Exchange, founded in 1863, has nearly 300 listed companies, as Sweden has overtaken the nearly 200-year-old Copenhagen Stock Exchange of Denmark.
Telecommunications giant Ericsson, home appliance giant Electrolux, Europe's largest power engineering and machinery equipment giant Assia Brown Bofhari, pharmaceutical giant Astra, military giant Saab Group, global gardening giant Husqvarna, global home furnishing giant IKEA, global hygiene giant Essity, Scania Group, Volvo Group, etc., some of the world's top companies, are all listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
It is worth mentioning that these giants in various industries can basically be traced back to the Wallenberg family.
Either they directly hold a controlling stake, or they are among the top shareholders.
The most important thing is that
just as the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is controlled behind the scenes by Xia Yu,
the Stockholm Stock Exchange is also controlled behind the scenes by the Wallenberg family.
Under these circumstances, it is undoubtedly a highly challenging task to deal a heavy blow to the Wallenberg family financially, or even to defeat it.
But if you can achieve your goal, the rewards will be extremely gratifying.
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Central Hong Kong.
The location of the Jiuding Building.
It has been nearly two months since he last arrived.
From the outside, there is no longer any sign of construction on the 520-metre skyscraper. The green glass reflects dazzling light in the sun, and the entire building looks like a pillar of light piercing the sky, making every passer-by stop and look up.
The interior decoration of the Jiuding Building is also basically complete.
In a few months, the Jiuding Building will be officially opened.
The reason Xia Yu is here today is mainly because the people below are causing trouble.
Although the Jiuding Building has reached 108 floors, each floor is extremely large. If it is rented out to external parties, one floor would be enough to accommodate multiple companies.
But who can blame Xia Yu's business empire for being so huge!
The area of just one floor is simply not enough for many companies.
Liu Tianci, Wang Qi, Yan Wenhan, Ma Tengdong, Jason Gregg, Xu Chongguang, and the others all wanted to take several floors.
No matter how they usually got along, when it came to the use of the office building, they all refused to give an inch and argued with each other.
As for the reasons,
Xia Yu had also heard them.
They were all about symbolism and status.
Once the Jiuding Building is opened, Xia Yu will definitely have to personally take charge of it. The first reason for being able to move the company headquarters into the Jiuding Building is that it is close enough to Xia Yu, and the other is a reflection of the company's strength.
Although some of these reasons seem funny, Xia Yu can understand them.
So he had to come and see the site for himself to make a decision.
Sitting in the elevator to the top floor,
Fok Kin-ning took a folder from the assistant next to him, opened it towards Xia Yu, and said, 'Chairman, this is the revised allocation plan for the offices based on the second round of needs and applications from the various companies below. Please take a look.'
Xia Yu didn't intend to let Fok Kin-ning hold it the whole time, so he took it directly and slowly examined it. Everyone else in the elevator subconsciously slowed their breathing.
'Ding!'
After a long time, with a light sound from the elevator, the elevator door slowly opened.
'Chairman, we have arrived at the top floor.'
'Good,' Xia Yu replied, withdrawing his attention from the information in the folder and leading the others out of the elevator.
The top floor is the smallest in the entire building, with only 400-odd square metres available for office use. Xia Yu's office alone occupies 260 square metres, including the en suite.
Xia Yu's office was the first to be decorated, according to his exact specifications.
The first impression when you walk in is one of grandeur, although it is not the kind of place that is resplendent with gold and silver. However, there are valuable calligraphy and paintings on the walls, antique and elegant precious porcelain on the wall cabinets, the desk is made of yellow rosewood, and the potted plants placed in the corners have been trimmed very exquisitely.
Pulling back the window screen in front of the French windows, Xia Yu felt his breathing catch for a moment as he looked down through the glass.
It's so high up!
But this high-altitude view is really good!
'It's nicely decorated, and working in a place like this can't but put you in a good mood, haha!'
Xia Yu looked at Fok Kin-ning and the others and laughed happily.
Fok Kin-ning hurriedly said with a smile, 'Chairman, in fact, no matter where you work, I don't think there's anything that can put you in a bad mood.'
'Haha...' Xia Yu couldn't help smiling.
He looked around for a while longer.
Just then.
He suddenly remembered the ringtone of his mobile phone.
Then he saw one of his subordinates open his bag, take a look, and hand him the mobile phone, whispering, 'Director, the number shows it's President Wang Qi.'
As an assistant to Fok Kin-ning, the secretary had long ago memorised the mobile phone numbers of important people, so that he could quickly analyse whether he should answer the call himself or pass it on to his boss.
Fok Kin-ning took the phone and clicked to answer: 'Hello, this is Fok Kin-ning... Yes... Then I'll ask the chairman for his opinion.'
After a few words, Huo Jianning walked a few steps forward and reported to Xia Yuhui, 'Chairman, it's Wang Qi on the phone. He happened to want to come here and take a look, and found our car. He said he was planning to report to you about Kylin Capital today, and wanted to ask if it was convenient for you to let him come up.'
Xia Yu's expression slightly changed, remembering the instructions he had given Wang Qi to act on in Northern Europe. He nodded slightly and said, 'Let him come up to the top floor.'
'Okay.'