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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Navigating the new era of supply chain resilience
The era of hyper-efficient, lean supply chains is over. In today’s geopolitically volatile world, businesses are discovering that true agility comes not from speed alone, but from building resilience and strategic flexibility into their global networks.
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US tariffs Supreme Court ruling: New trade policy framework emerges
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn IEEPA tariffs marks a shift in US trade policy, moving from unpredictable emergency measures to a more structured, longer-term elevated tariff environment that will reshape global trade relationships.
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EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: A game-changer for Nordic companies
The landmark EU-Mercosur deal eliminates 91% of tariff lines for EU exports, creating major opportunities for Nordic companies while requiring careful risk management.
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Unlocking opportunities: Working capital offering fuels international trade
A new working capital solution from Nordea allows companies to bridge gaps in the trade cycle by extending credit from the production or purchase of goods to the final sale. The key benefits include improved working capital, flexibility and global reach.
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Eurobus Nordic: Transforming public transportation one electric bus import at a time
Importing electric buses from China to the Nordics, Eurobus Nordic knows first hand the risks that come with international trade. One tool to help manage those risks is Nordea's trade term loans, which help the company bridge gaps in the trade cycle and improve its working capital.
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4 tips on risk and liquidity before you start exporting and importing goods
Geopolitics, market structures and customer relationships all affect the risk you need to consider for your exports and imports. Here are 4 tips before you enter into agreements across borders.
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Using trade instruments to support suppliers’ working capital
As the global economy slows, emerging market suppliers face the prospect of a hard landing. Richard Hayes, Head of Trade Solutions Denmark at Nordea, explains how companies can strengthen their supply chains and support their suppliers’ working capital through the use of traditional trade instruments.
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Formula for success: Nordea helps baby product maker Twistshake go global
By taking an innovative approach to the design and marketing of baby products, Twistshake has become a Nordic success story, exporting to markets all over the world. As Twistshake’s trade and working capital needs became more complex, Nordea’s Trade Solutions team were on hand to provide advice and solutions to optimise liquidity management and ensure continued success.
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Nordea voted number 1 in the Nordics in Prospera’s Trade Finance customer survey
Nordea’s Trade Solutions team has moved into top spot in this year’s Prospera customer satisfaction survey for Trade Finance related services. Following a series of interviews with Nordic organisations conducted by the Prospera team, Nordea’s overall performance was ranked the highest.
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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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Wins for Nordea Trade Solutions at the Global Finance Awards 2022
Nordea’s Trade Solutions team has come out on top at the recent Global Finance Trade Finance Awards. Nordea was named as the ‘World’s Best Trade Finance Providers 2022’ for Denmark, Finland and Norway. There was also success for we.trade as the ‘World’s Best DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology) Platform’.
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