Insights

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A deep dive on social debt: Formats and applications

The pandemic catalysed an explosion in issuance of social debt, most prominently by sovereign issuers. While the share of social bonds issued has now decreased as pandemic bonds are phased out, investor appetite for the new format remains. We explore how social issues can be integrated into existing debt formats and how they can differ in their application.

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Inclusion of gas and nuclear in the EU taxonomy confirmed

In a controversial move, the European Commission has decided to include specific gas and nuclear activities in the list of sustainable investments covered by the EU taxonomy. Nordea's Head of ESG Research Marco Kisic explains what to expect.

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5 predictions for sustainable finance in 2022

Nordea’s Sustainable Finance Advisory team has compiled a list of key issues set to shape the sustainable finance markets in 2022.

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3 reasons for Denmark’s large green bond premium

The Kingdom of Denmark's first green bond auction in January drew strong investor demand and a large green bond premium, or "greenium," of 5 basis points. Our experts explain why.

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Podcast

Capex and ESG

Large companies have since 2016 invested far less than they used to do historically. In this podcast, our experts from Nordea Thematics talk about how the world’s nations have committed under the Paris agreement to investing in limiting global warming.

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Nordea’s Overdues Report 2021 – Time to maintain and strengthen liquidity and risk management capabilities

Nordea's Overdues Report 2021 reveals that large Nordic companies have displayed an incredible amount of resilience in protecting their risk profile and maintaining solid liquidity management. When the previous report was published in 2020, in the midst of the economic crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Nordea's working capital experts warned about the consequences of such a financial shock on liquidity and overdue payments. This year's analysis finds if COVID-19 proved to be the wake-up call for liquidity and risk management that companies needed, now is the time to maintain and strengthen newly implemented capabilities.

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Press releases

Nordea Economic Outlook: Heating up

The pandemic continues to rage, but the global economic outlook remains benign. After a solid 5.5 percent growth in 2021 we expect global growth to land at 4.1  percent this year and 4.2 percent in 2023

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Defining the future of digital financial services

For over 20 years the global industry association Mobey Forum has been empowering banks and financial institutions to shape the future of digital financial services. During that time the forum’s focus has expanded from the early years of mobile payments to a whole range of data related subjects from privacy enhancing technology to the Internet of Things. Assessing the evolution of the Mobey Forum’s focus areas shines a spotlight on the developing path of technological innovation in digital banking.

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Ideal Owners: Type of owner matters less than having the right management

Gunnar Axheim, board member of Swedish state-owned mining group LKAB, reflects on how a company's ownership model affects its corporate governance in the latest Nordea On Your Mind.

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Helping clients navigate the sustainable finance landscape

Nordea Sustainable Finance Advisory's Juho Maalahti is eager to help companies and investors tackle new challenges in the fast-developing world of sustainable finance.

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The mission is to be a strong owner, says Solidium CEO

Antti Mäkinen, CEO of Finnish state-owned company Solidium, describes the company's apolitical governance model and how they exclusively focus on corporate performance

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Economy

Our Chief Economist: ‘Many things surprised us this year’

Chief economist Helge Pedersen on the challenges that affected your economy in 2021 – and what to expect in 2022.

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