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The hidden cost of resilience: What supply chain redesign means for working capital

As geopolitical pressures force companies to rethink their supply chains, the working capital implications are larger than many realise. You cannot redesign the physical supply chain without redesigning the financial supply chain, and treasury needs a seat at the table. Nordea’s Richard Hayes explains why in our recent Trade Trends webinar.

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Transaction banking

Secondary sanctions: How treasurers can prepare for indirect risk

Secondary sanctions are reshaping how companies assess risk across counterparties, supply chains and financial networks. Treasury has a key role to play. Based on a Treasury Trends webinar with Richard Hayes, Chief Strategist, Transaction Banking.

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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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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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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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Corporate insights

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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Corporate insights

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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Corporate insights

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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Trade finance

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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Trade finance

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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Trade finance

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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Corporate insights

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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