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23.04.2024
Cash Management Solutions Designed by Experts
In an increasingly complex financial environment, effective cash management is more important than ever...
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16.01.2024
From seven payment solution providers to one: How a Danish exporter optimised their European payments
Straightforward processes, greater flexibility and better access to data – just some of the benefits...
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30.06.2023
Equity capital markets: listed company activity has gone up
Despite continued subdued equities markets, Danske Bank supported deals worth EUR 489m in H1 2023 for...
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28.03.2023
Inflation: Why so high, and what will drive it going forward?
Having risen strongly since the start of 2021, inflation in 2022 reached levels not seen since the 1980s....
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22.03.2023
Green loans have financed projects that resulted in almost 6 TWh worth of renewable energy generation
Danske Bank and Realkredit Danmark have granted green loans to e.g. construction of wind power parks...
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24.02.2023
One year after Russia’s invasion: War creating major economic upheaval in Europe
While the war in Ukraine is above all a human tragedy, there have also been other major consequences...
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27.01.2023
Danske Bank remained the preferred bank for Nordic corporate and institutional customers in 2022
For the seventh year in a row, Danske Bank in 2022 was the Nordic bank with the highest customer satisfaction...
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29.11.2022
Too few companies have biodiversity on their agenda
A new report from Danske Bank shows that Nordic companies still have a long way to go when it comes to...
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29.11.2022
Danske Bank has updated its Green Finance Framework
Danske Bank has updated its framework for green finance. The updated framework is broadly aligned with...
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16.09.2022
How Finland’s biggest real estate company links sustainability and finance
The Finnish real estate company Kojamo has an ambitious vision to create more sustainable urban housing...
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07.09.2022
Global turbulence increases business and corporate customers’ need for good advisory
Corona and the war in Ukraine have given rise to greater uncertainty in the export markets. This means...
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07.09.2022
Energy markets: Where are they heading and how can companies prepare?
You can’t escape reading about new price records for electricity, gas and coal every time you open a...
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07.07.2022
Danske Bank remains customers’ preferred FX partner in the Nordics
Danske Bank has received Prospera’s number 1 in FX Nordics award for the seventh consecutive year. We...
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22.04.2022
Sustainable finance: Helping Elekta deliver modern cancer treatment to developing countries
With Danske Bank's support, the Swedish company Elekta has issued a sustainability-linked bond, where...
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07.04.2022
Danske Bank supports the European Union in issuing EUR 6bn green bond
As the first Nordic bank, Danske Bank has helped the European Union to issue a green bond. The funds...
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29.03.2022
Projects financed by green loans save the planet one million tonnes of CO2
In 2021, projects funded by green loans from Danske Bank and Realkredit Danmark have saved the atmosphere...
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17.02.2022
Transition-linked financing: New guidelines for the shipping sector
New guidelines aim to standardise transition-linked financing for the shipping sector. The guidelines...
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28.01.2022
Danske Bank is the preferred bank for corporate and institutional customers
According to Prospera, Danske Bank has been named the preferred bank for corporate and institutional...
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05.01.2022
Nordic countries running out of spare capacity – but economies continue to improve
Strong domestic and foreign demand for both labour and goods is aiding the recovery of the Nordic economies,...
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20.12.2021
Poseidon Principles: Danske Bank improves climate alignment score
Today Poseidon Principles is releasing its annual report. The report shows that Danske Bank has improved...
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13.07.2021
Danske Bank secures first place in latest FX Prospera survey
When it comes to FX advisory and trading in the Nordics, no bank does it better than Danske Bank. That...
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12.07.2021
New webpage supports shift to new benchmark rates
As there has been a considerable rise in interest in the LIBOR reform from our corporate customers in...
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23.06.2021
Nordic economies trending higher
Consumption across the Nordic countries is rapidly normalising and goods exports appear robust, while...
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23.06.2021
Danske Bank discloses financed carbon emissions from lending book
Danske Bank is disclosing detailed carbon emissions data from three corporate lending portfolios. The...
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19.04.2021
Danske Bank Group’s green loans enabled 998,940 tonnes less CO2 emissions in 2020
Danske Bank and Realkredit Danmark have provided in total more than DKK 22 billion in green loans to...
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08.03.2021
New regulation will reshape sustainable finance and sustainable investments
Today, a new regulation from a series of regulatory initiatives from the EU enters into force. This and...
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03.02.2021
Prospera award: Best Nordic cash management and trade finance provider 2021
Danske Bank is ranked number number one cash management and trade finance provider across the Nordics...
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28.01.2021
Number one across the Nordics on customer satisfaction
Danske Bank in 2020 ranked the bank across the Nordics with highest customer satisfaction scores for...
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07.01.2021
Nordic outlook: better times ahead, just not yet...
The Nordic countries had a roller coaster year in 2020 with spikes and falls of infections rates and...
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07.01.2021
Danske Bank takes the green jersey for sustainable debt issuance
Last year, Danske Bank arranged green bonds issuance worth DKK 42billion, which is more than any other...
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18.12.2020
New York Summit 2020: How will sustainability drive investments over the next decade?
David M. Solomon is chairman and chief executive officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Here he provides...
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18.12.2020
New York Summit 2020: Has the coronavirus changed the way we work for the long term?
Raghuram Rajan is a recognized Indian economist and professor at Chicago Booth. Here he provides us with...
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16.12.2020
Poseidon Principles: Danske Bank discloses the climate alignment score of its shipping loans
Today Poseidon Principles is releasing its Annual Disclosure Report 2020. The report contains a measurement...
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15.12.2020
New York Summit 2020: Do we still need NATO?
A dedicated patriot, intellectual and strategist, former Secretary of Defense and retired Marine Corps...
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07.12.2020
New York Summit 2020: What are the biggest security threats to the US today?
Described as “someone who sees the world as it really is” and who speaks “with moral clarity,” former...
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02.12.2020
New York Summit 2020: Is America First the right way?
Through New York Summit 2020 -- this year transformed into a series of virtual sessions -- Danske Bank...
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16.11.2020
New visual design on District and OneTrader log-on pages
This week, we will launch a new visual design on the log-on pages for District and OneTrader. The new...
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12.10.2020
Danske Bank receives acknowledgement for liquidity and non-core currency capabilities
Based on extensive client feedback, the leading financial publication Global Capital has awarded Danske...
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23.09.2020
Green issuance underlines Nordic investors hunger for green
Last week’s green bond issuance from German Commerzbank got Nordic investors hooked beyond expectations,...
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10.09.2020
COVID-19: Vaccine development - an overview
Key takeaways There are currently nine vaccines in phase 3 trials, the last stage before regulatory review...
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09.09.2020
Covid-19: Professor Allan Randrup shares his view on the outlook for the pandemic and a potential vaccine
On Monday 7 September, Danske Bank Research hosted a conference call with Professor in Virology from...
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08.09.2020
Danske Bank helps Bonava issue its first Green Bond earmarked for sustainable housing in Sweden and Denmark
Bonava, a leading Swedish residential developer of sustainable and affordable housing in Northern Europe,...
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03.09.2020
Join our conference call on Monday 7 September with Professor in Virology Allan Randrup Thomsen
The corona virus has had profound impact on people’s lives, economies and financial markets. And will...
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26.08.2020
Danske Bank helps Sweden to be the first Nordic country to issue green bond
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 1: Please see transaction details in the bottom of the article. Sweden will be the...
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24.08.2020
COVID-19 Update: New cases in Europe are increasing at different paces
While the US has finally peaked, we continue to see countries struggling with local/regional outbreaks....
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13.08.2020
Vacation Wrap-Up - Europe has started 'dancing' with COVID-19
Main macro themes While the US finally seems to have peaked, we continue to see countries struggling...
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08.07.2020
No 1 in Prospera FX in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland
Despite the challenges created by the Corona pandemic both for the bank and our customers, Danske Bank...
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25.06.2020
COVID-19 update : US situation keeps getting worse, local lockdowns in Europe, stocks move lower
The bottom line. There is a rising risk that several US states may be forced to take new lockdown measures...
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23.06.2020
New research: Nordic Climate Action
The Nordic countries have some of the most ambitious targets in the world, when it comes to combatting...
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17.06.2020
Nordic Summit 2020: Will COVID-19 put a halt to renewable energy investments?
Head of Division at the International Energy Agency Tim Gould gives his verdict on how COVID-19 will...
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16.06.2020
Danske Bank supports Germany in historic bond transaction
Danske Bank has acted as Joint Lead Manager for the Federal Republic of Germany on their 6bn EUR 30-year...
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09.06.2020
Nordic Summit 2020: What does the future of EU look like in light of COVID-19?
The former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb gives his verdict on how COVID-19 will impact the EU....
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02.06.2020
The Big Picture: reopening, recovery and risks
The coronavirus has sent the world economy into its deepest recession since the Great Depression. However,...
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28.05.2020
Nordic Summit 2020: What will COVID-19 mean to the forthcoming US election?
Jakob Funk Kirkegaard, Senior Fellow at Peterson Institute for International Economics shares his view...
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27.05.2020
COVID-19 Update: Reopening in US and Europe continues without rebound in infections, Germany allows travel throughout Europe from 15 June, stocks push higher
The bottom line is that there are still no signs of a rebound in new infections following the reopening...
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25.05.2020
COVID-19 Update: Decline in global new deaths stalling, Europe and US reopening continues, EM/developing countries see little relief
The bottom line: improvement continues in Europe despite reopening. US infections move sideways but at...
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19.05.2020
Danske Bank joins Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials
Banks play an important role in the transition to a lower carbon economy. To support our strategy and...
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19.05.2020
Macro Strategy Views Podcast: Assessing equity and credit risk premiums amid crisis uncertainty
Since the dark period in March, when financial markets capitulated, volatility has eased tremendously...
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18.05.2020
COVID-19 Update: Progress continues in Europe, US is mixed, still troubling development in EM/developed countries, stock markets tread water
The bottom line is that Europe is seeing more progress, as is New York. However, some US states still...
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18.05.2020
Nordic Summit 2020: Fiona Reynolds on the future of the green transition in light of COVID-19
Fiona Reynolds, CEO for Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) shares her view on what the future...
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13.05.2020
COVID-19 Update: Progress in US still slow, US authorities warn early reopening could cause virus resurgence, stocks move lower
The bottom line is that the improvement in the US is still slow and big states such as Texas and California...
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13.05.2020
Nordic Summit 2020: Carl Bildt on the political impact of COVID-19
Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt shares his view on the political impact of COVID-19 and the...
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13.05.2020
Nordic Summit 2020: Richard Baldwin on how COVID-19 will accelerate the move towards a digital global economy
Professor of international economics and author of the ‘Globotics Upheaveal’ Richard Baldwin shares how...
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11.05.2020
COVID-19 Update: R moves higher as restrictions are eased, new bout of infections in China and South Korea, stock markets continue to rally
The bottom line is that Europe continues to improve but with some signs of slowing, which indicates that...
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06.05.2020
COVID-19 Update: US starts reopening despite limited improvement outside New York, stock markets higher again
Please note that the next update is due for publication on Monday as Friday is a national holiday in...
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04.05.2020
Harr's view: The political disruption of the COVID-19 crisis
On our webinar on Wednesday, former PM of Sweden Carl Bildt argued the crisis will be more disruptive...
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04.05.2020
COVID-19 Update: Steady improvement in Europe while the US is still lagging, US-China tensions rise, stock markets move lower
Note: In the future, we plan to publish this update on Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week, instead...
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01.05.2020
Opdatering på krisen - Hvordan bliver genåbningen?
Cheføkonom Las Olsen vil hver uge gøre status over økonomien under coronakrisen. Her er sjette indlæg....
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01.05.2020
Danske Bank support Climate Bonds Initiative's shipping criteria
Industry standards are important to ensure transparency and alignment in the booming green bond market...
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30.04.2020
Telekonference for danske virksomheder om renter og valuta - Fredag d. 1. maj kl. 10.30 via Skype
Det er tid til en ny telekonference om rente- og valutamarkederne, hvor vi udover at diskutere den seneste...
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30.04.2020
COVID-19 Update: Good news from Remdesivir trials, virus improvement pausing, stock markets continue higher
Bottom line: Very good news on the medical front yesterday as trial results show Remdesivir can lower...
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29.04.2020
COVID-19 Update: Bounce in global new deaths but trend still down, positive signals on medical front, stock markets tread water
The bottom line is that there was a bounce in global new deaths yesterday but it seems related to 'seasonality'...
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28.04.2020
COVID-19 Update: Further decline in new deaths puts reopening plans on track, stock markets edge higher
The bottom line is that the global number of new deaths is moving lower, with the same trend seen in...
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27.04.2020
Harr's view: Fiscal dominance, MMT and the next euro crisis
Thomas Harr, PhD, Global Head of FI&C Research, +45 45 13 67 31, thhar@danskebank.com Government...
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27.04.2020
Macro Strategy Views podcast: Fiscal dominance, monetary financing and the next euro crisis
In our weekly Macro Strategy Views podcast, we discuss risk sharing and fiscal dominance in the eurozone,...
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24.04.2020
Opdatering på krisen, del fem: Kollaps i oliepris er endnu et tegn på krisens dybde
Cheføkonom Las Olsen vil hver uge gøre status over økonomien under coronakrisen. Her er femte indlæg....
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24.04.2020
Markedspladsen podcast: Dansk genåbning ser ud til at virke
I vores podcast Markedspladsen giver vi hver uge en kort version af, hvordan vi ser på økonomien og markederne,...
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23.04.2020
COVID-19 Update: Slow decline in new infections continues, improvement continues in New York, stock markets recover
The bottom line: The overall picture of lower growth in infections and deaths continues but the decline...
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22.04.2020
COVID-19 Update: Improvement continues but with 'fat right tails' in some countries, focus on drug trial results, stock market lower on stress in oil market
The bottom line: the trend of improvement continues but with a fairly slow decline in new cases in the...
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21.04.2020
COVID-19 Update: Growth in deaths continues to fall across countries, still waiting for news on Remdesivir drug, stock markets lower on oil collapse
The bottom line is that the trend in improvement continues, with growth in the number of deaths in Europe...
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21.04.2020
New Treasurer Report uncovers drivers for green bond issuance
A broader investor base, enhanced visibility, strengthened stakeholder relationships and catalysing new...
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20.04.2020
COVID-19 Update: Growth in deaths continues to fall globally, markets consolidate awaiting news on Remdesivir drug
The bottom line is that the rate of growth in deaths continued lower in the US and across Europe over...
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20.04.2020
COVID-19 Nordic Research: Policy measures in the Nordic countries
The policy measures taken so far in the Nordic countries aim at preventing bankruptcies and layoffs and...
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20.04.2020
Harr's View - Recovery or prolonged crisis?
Thomas Harr, PhD, Global Head of FI&C Research, +45 45 13 67 31, thhar@danskebank.com Today, I discuss...
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17.04.2020
COVID-19 Update: A small hiccup yesterday but trend is still improvement, promising drug shown to have no effect, market volatility returned
The bottom line: increases in new deaths and infections in the US and some European countries yesterday,...
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17.04.2020
Opdatering på krisen, del 4: Markedet tror på bedre tider
Cheføkonom Las Olsen vil hver uge gøre status over økonomien under coronakrisen. Her er fjerde indlæg....
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17.04.2020
Markedspladsen podcast: Dystre prognoser og optimistiske markeder - hvem får ret?
Nøgletal og prognoser fra IMF tegner et kulsort billede af økonomien, men blandt investorer stiger troen...
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03.04.2020
COVID-19 Update: Europe sees slowing infection growth, US entering the toughest period, stock markets trade in seesaw pattern
We plan to publish the next COVID-19 update after Easter. Meanwhile, if you are interested, you can follow...
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03.04.2020
Opdatering på krisen, del 3: Uklar vej ud af krisen
Cheføkonom Las Olsen vil hver uge gøre status over økonomien under coronakrisen. Her er tredje indlæg....
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02.04.2020
COVID-19 update : Europe improves further, US still sees a rise in new cases as most painful phase is here, worrying increase in India and Brazil, stocks moved lower again
The bottom line: further improvement in Europe, while new infections continue to rise in the US but broadly...
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01.04.2020
COVID-19 update: Mixed bag of news overnight but growth still trending lower in US and Europe, stocks fall on Trump warning
The bottom line: bit of a mixed bag today. Italy and Germany still show signs of peaking but France saw...
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31.03.2020
COVID-19 update: Most of Europe shows signs of peak in new cases, US virus growth slows and shares rise again
The bottom line: further evidence that more countries in Europe show signs of a peak in new cases. Scandi...
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31.03.2020
Danske Bank helps Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) issue Response Bonds to alleviate the negative effects of corona
Danske Bank acted Joint Bookrunner when (NIB) issued a EUR 1 billion Response Bond, financing projects...
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30.03.2020
Nordic Outlook - March 2020
Denmark: severe crisis, strong recovery? The crisis is deep and a lot can go wrong, but a strong recovery...
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27.03.2020
COVID-19 update: Small setback as the US and German cases jump higher
The bottom line: US and Germany saw a jump higher yesterday. New cases in Italy also up but still below...
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27.03.2020
Opdatering på krisen, del 2: Dystre tal, men også håb
Cheføkonom Las Olsen vil hver uge gøre status over økonomien under coronakrisen. Her er andet indlæg....
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26.03.2020
COVID-19 update: Lower growth in infections in Europe and US, first two-day rise in equity markets in this market rout
The bottom line: Italy still looks like it has peaked. We continue to see lower growth in infections...
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25.03.2020
COVID 19: Closer to the peak of bad news
In the following, we look at when we can expect to see a peak in the new cases of COVID-19 across Europe...
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24.03.2020
COVID-19 update: Italy peaking and infection growth slows in Europe, still worse in US, markets rebound in Asia
Bottom line: there are more signs that the number of new cases peaked in Italy over the weekend. The...
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23.03.2020
Macro Strategy Views podcast: A deep recession but still a chance it will be short-lived
In our weekly Macro Strategy Views podcast, we discuss the recession being extraordinarily deep and much...
