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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.
How to drive sustainability with supply chain financing
Sustainability is becoming a major priority for corporates. As consumers become more environmentally aware, businesses are striving to reduce their impact on the world around them. We discuss why the supply chain plays such a crucial role in sustainability.
Businesses in every industry are undergoing digital transformation. They’re using technology to improve how they interact with customers, differentiate products and services, and drive internal efficiencies. In some cases, digitalisation is paving the way for entirely new business models. But that’s putting increasing pressure on corporate treasuries.
Nordea’s Working Capital Report analysed the performance data of 9300 companies from publicly available financial reports between 2013 to 2017. The report found that overall the working capital level remained fairly stable during the four years. However, large deviations were uncovered below the surface.
Despite the often negative headlines related to cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology offers far more than just new forms of digital cash and gives banks the opportunity of creating all sorts of new value adding services.
