Sweden has reopened its embassy in Manila eight years after the global financial crisis that forced it to close down, paving the way for the European country to consider making more investments in the Philippines.

“It had nothing to do with the Philippines. It is our difficulty,” said Harald Fries, Swedish ambassador to the Philippines.

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