Ericsson cuts 2,200 Swedish staff as part of savings programme

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Wednesday it would cut 2,200 positions in Sweden, mainly within R&D and Supply, as part of its latest cost cutting programme. Ericsson said in November it aimed to cut annual costs by around 9 billion Swedish crowns ($1.05 billion), with full effect in 2017. This programme will entail restructuring charges of around 3-4 billion crowns during 2015-2017 in total. Ericsson usually has charges of around 2 billion crowns per y