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The UN Biodiversity Conference COP 16 in Cali, Colombia, marked a critical juncture in global biodiversity negotiations on protecting biodiversity and restoring ecosystems. Alfred Askeljung, Sustainability Products and Regulations Lead at SEB Asset Management takes a closer look at the key outcomes from summit.

Supply chain shifts boost business in Mexico and the energy transition drives new investment. What other trends are impacting Latin America today? Christian Meyer De Rezende, SEB Chief Representative Brazil and Area Manager in Latin America, highlights the most interesting trends in the region right now. Learn more about our offering in Brazil: https://lnkd.in/dcBNWHqC

”The plan for now is to gradually lower rates back to a yet unknown neutral level with a possible slowdown in the pace as it approaches neutral. The election may change this, but data will be more important for the December meeting”, writes SEB Fed Watcher Elisabet Kopelman in an analysis of the Fed’s interest rate cut by 25 bp.

”We recognise this is only one piece of the broader climate advocacy puzzle”, says Elisabet Jamal Bergström, Head of Sustainability at SEB Asset Management. SEB Asset Management, the bank’s fund management company, has joined hundreds of other investors in calling on governments and policymakers to accelerate their actions to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

Analysis: Riksbank cuts 50 bps today. SEB economists stick to the forecast of three 25 bps rate cuts in the coming three meetings to 2.00% in March next year. https://lnkd.in/dz5B2G2i

Energy lies at the heart of the success of nations. For over 165 years, SEB has supported the progress of society, from electrification to digitization. Today, sustainability is at the core of our efforts. As one of the largest project finance banks in the Nordics, we support our clients' transitions to more sustainable business models. Learn more about how we are helping our clients transition to a low-carbon economy: https://lnkd.in/gsKyD-7t

”Markets have responded as expected with a stronger USD, rising equity futures and higher yields. Thus, the anticipation of the positive effects from tax cuts and deregulations on company profits so far seem to outweigh fears over negative growth implications from tariffs and rising inflation.” SEB’s US Economist Elisabet Kopelman shares the latest market reactions to a Trump victory: https://lnkd.in/dHcQzPPJ

Hear Mattias Frumerie, Sweden’s Climate Ambassador and Chief Negotiator, and Martin Pei, Executive Vice President and CTO at SSAB, share their expectations ahead of their participation at the UN Climate Conference in Azerbaijan. Also: Key terms to understand and outcomes to anticipate from the conference. Host Lina Apsheva has guest Samantha Irene Arpas, SEB’s Sustainable Finance Specialist, in the studio. Listen and subscribe where you get your podcasts, or directly here: https://lnkd.in/dAwnJtE7

November 5, 2008. The World Bank, together with SEB, creates its first green bond. The bond comprised SEK 2.3 billion, earmarked for projects in developing countries aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The rest is also history. A highly current history.

Welcome to watch our live streamed annual sustainability event 13 November, 09:00-12:15 CET. You will gain insights from renowned experts on some of the key topics of the sustainability transition: technologies and investments impacting sector development, the emerging energy landscape, and an update on the UN Climate Change Conference COP29 in Baku. We are proud to welcome, among others, Lord Alok Sharma, Member of the UK House of Lords and President for COP26, Åsa Bergman, CEO at Sweco and Lars Gert Lose, Partner & Global Head of Public Affairs, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. The event will be moderated by Jens Magnusson, Chief Economist at SEB, Samantha Irene Arpas, Sustainable finance specialist at SEB and Atle Røren, Head of Energy coverage, SEB. Sign up for the digital event here: https://lnkd.in/dazW2Ak5 #SEB #TransitionInNumbers #Sustainablefinance