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Corona bonds: What are they and why do they matter?
The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned a new bond label, so-called "corona bonds," opening opportunities not only for sovereign and supranational issuers, but also for corporates.
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FX
Our FX APIs take care of the boring stuff so you don’t have to
Automating your daily FX tasks is no longer a luxury but a strategic necessity. With Nordea’s newest FX API covering post-trade reporting and accounting, the process is easier than ever.
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Nordea helps public sector borrowers finance COVID-19 response
Public sector borrowers are issuing bonds to finance the emergency and stimulus response to the coronavirus outbreak, and Nordea is on the front line.
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Corporate insights
Supply chains: Become less lean or step up risk management
Nordea's Viktor Sonebäck interviewed Patrik Zekkar, Global Head of Trade Finance & Working Capital Management at Nordea, to hear more about how the COVID-19 outbreak will disrupt global supply chains, as occurred during the SARS outbreak in 2003-04 and the Fukushima accident in 2011. Patrik elaborates on how China plays a greater role today, how corporates should think about their supply chains and how Nordea can offer short-term help.
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The last mile is no longer driven in the dark
Budbee CEO and founder Fredrik Hamilton explains how the company's data-driven business model is disrupting the home delivery field.
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EU taxonomy: What’s new in the final recommendations?
The European Commission’s expert group on sustainable finance has published its final recommendations on the EU taxonomy, a framework for classifying green investments. We take a deep dive into what’s new in the latest report, including sector-specific highlights.
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The growing importance of green bond funds
The dramatic growth in green bond issuance and investor demand is driving a rise in dedicated green and sustainable bond funds. While low levels of supply and diversification were initially seen as a limitation for these funds, that’s changing.
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Corporate insights
Selecting KPIs – Empowering finance departments by measuring what matters
Nordea’s Treasury KPI Report showed that treasuries are increasingly embracing KPIs to monitor the effectiveness of their activities. For Treasurers and CFO’s in the process of selecting operational and strategic KPIs, choosing the right mix can often be dependent on company size.
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Corporate insights
Improving user experiences with Open Banking
Although it was regulatory requirements that sparked the move towards Open Banking, Sofia Ericsson Holm, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Open Banking at Nordea, explains how it is the demand for instant and better user experiences that will really drive innovation.
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Corporate insights
More time for the human touch thanks to robotics
Nordea has been successfully introducing robots to take care of manual repetitive processes in order to create more time for employees to focus on value adding tasks. After a period of development, the bank now has one of the most advanced robotics programmes in the Nordics.
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Corporate insights
Taking a holistic approach to equipping the modern Treasurer
Nordea aims to stay one step ahead of the rush to deliver new products and services by understanding and anticipating the needs of customers, elevating traditional functional transaction banking offerings to dynamic tools that support strategic decision making.
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Unscrambling the alphabet soup of ESG reporting
Need help decoding the dizzying array of acronyms when it comes to reporting on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues? Here’s your guide.
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