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Markets and investment

FX risk management: How Sweden’s large corporates are responding

With currency risk showing no signs of easing, Sweden’s largest corporates are taking markedly different paths to managing FX risk, from full hedging to no hedging at all. Four treasury leaders share how they think about the challenge.

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Sustainability

Turning climate ambition into action

As companies move towards a lower-carbon economy, many are asking what a climate transition plan looks like in practice. At Nordea, we support customers through dialogue, advice and financing solutions tailored to their needs.

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Trade finance

Strengthening supplier relationships with Supply Chain Financing - Nordic launch

A working capital solution from Nordea enables companies to support their suppliers with early payment of approved invoices, while improving liquidity, predictability and resilience across the supply chain.

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Payments

Navigating payment changes: ISO 20022 and address requirements in 2026

Nordic businesses have less than a year to prepare for payment system changes, including the end of unstructured addresses and ISO 20022 version upgrades. Early preparation is crucial for a seamless transition.

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Trade finance

When shipping speaks, treasury should listen

This article is based on our recent Trade Trends webinar with Richard Hayes, in which he explored what shifts in global shipping can tell us about the future of trade and the implications for treasury and working capital.

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Markets and investment

AI equities: Why the scepticism may be warranted

Despite AI’s rapid growth, Nordea’s Kirsti Sunde Midttun and Ole Håkon Eek-Nielsen see several challenges to profitability and present a more sceptical view of the industry’s prospects.

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Markets and investment

Rates rising: Nordea's experts see continued upward pressure

The article is based on Nordea's latest quarterly Rates and FX webinar, in which economists Jan Størup Nielsen and Samir Barki reviewed the key trends in financial markets and presented Nordea's forecasts for the remainder of 2026.

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Chief Economist's Corner

Chief Economist's Corner: Is a new debt crisis looming? Not in Denmark

Public debt has risen dramatically in many countries since the financial crisis, and even more so since the pandemic. But borrowing is no longer free. This could lead to serious problems in the years ahead – though fortunately not in Denmark.

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Sustainability

EU climate policy update: Emission trading reform and electrification push

The European Commission has unveiled revisions to its Emissions Trading System (ETS) and launched an ambitious Electrification Action Plan. The reforms adjust decarbonisation timelines while extending support for industry investment, and set a target to double Europe’s electrification rate to 46% by 2040.

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Customers in focus

Financing the next generation of energy

The collaboration between Nordea and European Energy shows how long-term financial partnerships enable complex renewable energy projects, from solar parks to commercial-scale e-methanol production.

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Trade finance

How trade polarisation is reshaping global commerce

Global trade isn’t dying; it’s transforming. And for Nordic businesses embedded in international supply chains, understanding this shift is crucial.

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Sustainable finance

CIP acquires Ørsted renewable energy platform in a EUR 1.4bn deal with Nordea providing funding

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners acquires Ørsted's onshore renewables portfolio in one of Europe's largest renewable energy platform financings.

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