Sustainable finance
The Kingdom of Denmark has taken a significant step in sustainable finance, launching the first sovereign green bond aligned with the European Green Bond Standard. Nordea played a key role in the landmark issuance.
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Financial skills
Financial habits start forming in early childhood, shaping lifelong financial behaviour. Yet many children lack the skills needed to handle finances confidently. Nordea has teamed up with Gimi to make it easier and more fun for young people to understand and manage their money.
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Tech & AI
The Nordic Fintech Week has kicked off with strong Nordea participation. We met with Malthe Falck, Head of Retail Digital, who gave a keynote on how Nordea is leveraging AI while staying true to its purpose of building trusted customer relationships.
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Private economy
Financial literacy is about having the right combination of awareness, knowledge, skill, attitude and behaviour to make sound financial decisions and ultimately achieve financial wellbeing. It’s about understanding various financial concepts, products and risks, and applying this knowledge in real-life situations.
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Markets and investment
Our analysis of the main public infrastructure programmes in Europe points to a substantial step-up in investment due in 2026, which contrasts with the capital drain we’re seeing for US cleantech. This is driving investors’ sentiment for infrastructure, which, for the first time in years in Q2 2025, was higher in Europe than in the US, topped by the Nordics.
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Sustainability
What happens to outdated fire extinguishers? At Presto, they're given new life, proving that sustainability can be cost-effective. By reusing containers and contents, Presto nearly halves its climate impact - and can simultaneously offer lower prices for their customers.
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Corporate insights
Despite global uncertainties, Sweden’s robust economic fundamentals pave the way for an increase in corporate transaction activity in the second half of 2025. Nordea’s view is that interest rates are likely to remain low, and our experts accordingly expect a pickup in deals.
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Sustainability
As Europe’s plastics industry faces declining production and recycling challenges, retailers grapple with supply chain shifts that may impact climate goals. Find out how changing manufacturing patterns and global competition are influencing the environmental landscape, and what it means for the retail sector’s sustainability efforts.
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Economic Outlook
Finland’s economic growth has been delayed this year. Economic fundamentals have improved, as lower interest rates and lower inflation improve consumers’ purchasing power. However, the long period of weak confidence in the economy continues to weigh on consumption and investment.
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Economic Outlook
The previously high-flying Danish economy has had its wings clipped as historical growth figures have been revised lower and industrial production has declined, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector. Despite reduced altitude, the Danish economy is still very strong.
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Economic Outlook
The monetary policy tightening initiated by the ECB in 2022 halted economic growth in Finland and sent home prices tumbling. So why isn’t the monetary policy loosening that began a year ago having a positive effect on the Finnish economy yet?
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Economic Outlook
Global economic uncertainty has eased as Trump’s trade policies have become clearer and the US has signed trade agreements with several countries. The Nordic countries are in a strong position, but growth is subdued.
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