National Board of Trade Sweden
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The National Board of Trade Sweden is the government agency for international trade, the EU internal market, and trade policy. Follow us for analyses, perspectives on trade issues, and seminar updates. https://www.kommerskollegium.se/en/
Analysis: Ten Priorities for the EU’s Economic Security Agenda
The EU faces rising geopolitical and technological pressures. This study sets out ten priorities to strengthen the EU’s economic security and global role.
Read more and download the analysis: shorturl.at/MJRNj
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The EU faces rising geopolitical and technological pressures. This study sets out ten priorities to strengthen the EU’s economic security and global role.
Read more and download the analysis: shorturl.at/MJRNj
#TradePolicy
November 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Analysis: Ten Priorities for the EU’s Economic Security Agenda
The EU faces rising geopolitical and technological pressures. This study sets out ten priorities to strengthen the EU’s economic security and global role.
Read more and download the analysis: shorturl.at/MJRNj
#TradePolicy
The EU faces rising geopolitical and technological pressures. This study sets out ten priorities to strengthen the EU’s economic security and global role.
Read more and download the analysis: shorturl.at/MJRNj
#TradePolicy
Analysis: Modelling a New Era in Trade: Tariff tensions across three scenarios
"The American industries are among those most negatively affected, because many rely on imported goods," says Trade Policy Adviser Lovi Nordgren.
Download the analysis: shorturl.at/0J76Q
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"The American industries are among those most negatively affected, because many rely on imported goods," says Trade Policy Adviser Lovi Nordgren.
Download the analysis: shorturl.at/0J76Q
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October 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Analysis: Modelling a New Era in Trade: Tariff tensions across three scenarios
"The American industries are among those most negatively affected, because many rely on imported goods," says Trade Policy Adviser Lovi Nordgren.
Download the analysis: shorturl.at/0J76Q
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"The American industries are among those most negatively affected, because many rely on imported goods," says Trade Policy Adviser Lovi Nordgren.
Download the analysis: shorturl.at/0J76Q
#TradePolicy
Join us for the 2025 Heckscher-Ohlin Conference – live on Youtube!
As global trade enters a new era, how can policy adapt? And how can we rebuild a rules-based system when its original champion seems to step back?
Live tomorrow, 16 October, at 08:50 CEST: shorturl.at/GY5mh
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As global trade enters a new era, how can policy adapt? And how can we rebuild a rules-based system when its original champion seems to step back?
Live tomorrow, 16 October, at 08:50 CEST: shorturl.at/GY5mh
#TradePolicy
October 16, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Join us for the 2025 Heckscher-Ohlin Conference – live on Youtube!
As global trade enters a new era, how can policy adapt? And how can we rebuild a rules-based system when its original champion seems to step back?
Live tomorrow, 16 October, at 08:50 CEST: shorturl.at/GY5mh
#TradePolicy
As global trade enters a new era, how can policy adapt? And how can we rebuild a rules-based system when its original champion seems to step back?
Live tomorrow, 16 October, at 08:50 CEST: shorturl.at/GY5mh
#TradePolicy
October 15, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Join us for the 2025 Heckscher-Ohlin Conference – live on Youtube!
As global trade enters a new era, how can policy adapt? And how can we rebuild a rules-based system when its original champion seems to step back?
Live tomorrow, 16 October, at 08:50 CEST: shorturl.at/GY5mh
#TradePolicy
As global trade enters a new era, how can policy adapt? And how can we rebuild a rules-based system when its original champion seems to step back?
Live tomorrow, 16 October, at 08:50 CEST: shorturl.at/GY5mh
#TradePolicy
Policy brief: Common Specifications – fallback or challenge for harmonised standards within the EU?
Read more and download the analysis.
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Read more and download the analysis.
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Common specifications within EU?
Is common specifications in EU a fallback or a challenge?
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October 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Policy brief: Common Specifications – fallback or challenge for harmonised standards within the EU?
Read more and download the analysis.
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Read more and download the analysis.
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Last week, China announced that it will no longer invoke the special benefits linked to its developing-country status in the World Trade Organization, WTO. But what does this actually mean?
Read Hannes Lenk’s Trade Policy Insight.
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Read Hannes Lenk’s Trade Policy Insight.
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China will not have benefits in the WTO
China’s move shows that countries with relatively high income can no longer hide behind developing-country status.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Last week, China announced that it will no longer invoke the special benefits linked to its developing-country status in the World Trade Organization, WTO. But what does this actually mean?
Read Hannes Lenk’s Trade Policy Insight.
#TradePolicy
Read Hannes Lenk’s Trade Policy Insight.
#TradePolicy
New analysis: LDC Graduation – Challenges and opportunities for EU–African trade
Several African countries are moving out of the UN’s least developed category, reshaping trade conditions and creating new opportunities.
Read more and download the analysis: shorturl.at/I8a3K
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Several African countries are moving out of the UN’s least developed category, reshaping trade conditions and creating new opportunities.
Read more and download the analysis: shorturl.at/I8a3K
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October 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
New analysis: LDC Graduation – Challenges and opportunities for EU–African trade
Several African countries are moving out of the UN’s least developed category, reshaping trade conditions and creating new opportunities.
Read more and download the analysis: shorturl.at/I8a3K
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Several African countries are moving out of the UN’s least developed category, reshaping trade conditions and creating new opportunities.
Read more and download the analysis: shorturl.at/I8a3K
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Report: Rethinking Trade with Asia: Strategies for Sweden and the EU in trade with emerging markets.
Read more and download the full report free of charge:: shorturl.at/8ulLj
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Read more and download the full report free of charge:: shorturl.at/8ulLj
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October 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Report: Rethinking Trade with Asia: Strategies for Sweden and the EU in trade with emerging markets.
Read more and download the full report free of charge:: shorturl.at/8ulLj
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Read more and download the full report free of charge:: shorturl.at/8ulLj
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See you in Stockholm!
I am very much looking forward to this event in Stockholm in October.
If you are a local, and want to attend, you can find more information here: www.kommerskollegium.se/en/analyses-...
If you are a local, and want to attend, you can find more information here: www.kommerskollegium.se/en/analyses-...
September 18, 2025 at 6:54 AM
See you in Stockholm!
Looking forward to seeing you in Stockholm!
Glad to participate the 2025 #Heckscher-Ohlin Conference organized by @sweboardoftrade.bsky.social and the Center for Asian Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics. I will discuss on “ #economic #statecraft for a new age”. Join us on Oct 16, 2025!
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The 2025 Heckscher-Ohlin Conference
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September 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Looking forward to seeing you in Stockholm!
How can we rebuild rules-based trade in a shifting world? Join the 2025 Heckscher-Ohlin Conference in Stockholm, 16 October.
Keynote speakers: Pol Antràs and Arancha González.
Register by 16 September 2025: shorturl.at/2XhjZ
Keynote speakers: Pol Antràs and Arancha González.
Register by 16 September 2025: shorturl.at/2XhjZ
August 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
How can we rebuild rules-based trade in a shifting world? Join the 2025 Heckscher-Ohlin Conference in Stockholm, 16 October.
Keynote speakers: Pol Antràs and Arancha González.
Register by 16 September 2025: shorturl.at/2XhjZ
Keynote speakers: Pol Antràs and Arancha González.
Register by 16 September 2025: shorturl.at/2XhjZ
In a new analysis, the National Board of Trade Sweden proposes that the EU work with like-minded partners to build new support frameworks and revitalise the rule-based trading system.
Download the analysis by our strategic adviser
@altenberg.bsky.social: shorturl.at/SrlTM
#tradepolicy
Download the analysis by our strategic adviser
@altenberg.bsky.social: shorturl.at/SrlTM
#tradepolicy
August 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In a new analysis, the National Board of Trade Sweden proposes that the EU work with like-minded partners to build new support frameworks and revitalise the rule-based trading system.
Download the analysis by our strategic adviser
@altenberg.bsky.social: shorturl.at/SrlTM
#tradepolicy
Download the analysis by our strategic adviser
@altenberg.bsky.social: shorturl.at/SrlTM
#tradepolicy
Analysis: A New Era in International Trade Requires a New Rule-Based Trade Coalition.
Read more and download the analysis by our strategic adviser
@altenberg.bsky.social: shorturl.at/uXiqQ
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Read more and download the analysis by our strategic adviser
@altenberg.bsky.social: shorturl.at/uXiqQ
#TradePolicy
A New Era in International Trade Requires a New Rules-Based Trade Coalition
The new era in international trade needs a new rule-based trade coalition.
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August 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Analysis: A New Era in International Trade Requires a New Rule-Based Trade Coalition.
Read more and download the analysis by our strategic adviser
@altenberg.bsky.social: shorturl.at/uXiqQ
#TradePolicy
Read more and download the analysis by our strategic adviser
@altenberg.bsky.social: shorturl.at/uXiqQ
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Meet the our policy adviser Erik Merkus at WTO Trade and Environment Week, who will discuss how trade policy can assist private sector companies to secure and decarbonise their value chains.
When: 2 July, 16:30-18:00, room D.
Or follow the session live on the WTO Youtube channel.
#WTO
When: 2 July, 16:30-18:00, room D.
Or follow the session live on the WTO Youtube channel.
#WTO
WTO Trade and Environment Week
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June 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Meet the our policy adviser Erik Merkus at WTO Trade and Environment Week, who will discuss how trade policy can assist private sector companies to secure and decarbonise their value chains.
When: 2 July, 16:30-18:00, room D.
Or follow the session live on the WTO Youtube channel.
#WTO
When: 2 July, 16:30-18:00, room D.
Or follow the session live on the WTO Youtube channel.
#WTO
"The rule-based trade that has served us well for many years is under grave threat."
Our Director-General Anders Ahnlid writes in the Bangkok Post about the importance of rules-based trade.
Our Director-General Anders Ahnlid writes in the Bangkok Post about the importance of rules-based trade.
Work together for rule-based trade
For almost 80 years, the multilateral rule-book has been the basis for international trade relations. Under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor, the World Trade Organiz...
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May 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
"The rule-based trade that has served us well for many years is under grave threat."
Our Director-General Anders Ahnlid writes in the Bangkok Post about the importance of rules-based trade.
Our Director-General Anders Ahnlid writes in the Bangkok Post about the importance of rules-based trade.
Policy brief: Uncertainty in Standardisation: A systemic risk for the New Legislative Framework and the EU internal market.
Read more and download the policy brief: shorturl.at/vAJfi
Read more and download the policy brief: shorturl.at/vAJfi
Standardisation uncertainty in the EU
Uncertainty in standardisation risks undermining EU product rules and threatens progress on the green and digital transition in the internal market.
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May 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Policy brief: Uncertainty in Standardisation: A systemic risk for the New Legislative Framework and the EU internal market.
Read more and download the policy brief: shorturl.at/vAJfi
Read more and download the policy brief: shorturl.at/vAJfi
Report: Trade Policy for Electrification: How trade policy can contributeto the electrification of Sweden’s economy.
Read more and download the report: shorturl.at/Xa8II
#electrification #TradePolicy
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April 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Report: Trade Policy for Electrification: How trade policy can contributeto the electrification of Sweden’s economy.
Read more and download the report: shorturl.at/Xa8II
#electrification #TradePolicy
Read more and download the report: shorturl.at/Xa8II
#electrification #TradePolicy
Report: The Impact of Foreign Acquisitions on Swedish Firms’ Carbon Emissions and Energy Use.
Read more and download the report: shorturl.at/q1t3Q
Read more and download the report: shorturl.at/q1t3Q
March 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Report: The Impact of Foreign Acquisitions on Swedish Firms’ Carbon Emissions and Energy Use.
Read more and download the report: shorturl.at/q1t3Q
Read more and download the report: shorturl.at/q1t3Q
Analysis: Tariffs do not Improve the Trade Balance.
Read more and download the analysis by our strategic adviser @altenberg.bsky.social: shorturl.at/jwepz
#tradepolicy #tariffs
Read more and download the analysis by our strategic adviser @altenberg.bsky.social: shorturl.at/jwepz
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March 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Analysis: Tariffs do not Improve the Trade Balance.
Read more and download the analysis by our strategic adviser @altenberg.bsky.social: shorturl.at/jwepz
#tradepolicy #tariffs
Read more and download the analysis by our strategic adviser @altenberg.bsky.social: shorturl.at/jwepz
#tradepolicy #tariffs
Analysis: The GDPR and international trade – evidence and implications for EU policy.
Read the interview and the analysis by our trade policy analyst, Hannes Berggren.
#tradepolicy #gdpr #eu
Read the interview and the analysis by our trade policy analyst, Hannes Berggren.
#tradepolicy #gdpr #eu
The GDPR and international trade
GDPR both benefits and damages EU trade and productivity. This analysis helps balance strong data protection with better conditions in digital trade.
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March 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Analysis: The GDPR and international trade – evidence and implications for EU policy.
Read the interview and the analysis by our trade policy analyst, Hannes Berggren.
#tradepolicy #gdpr #eu
Read the interview and the analysis by our trade policy analyst, Hannes Berggren.
#tradepolicy #gdpr #eu
Trade Policy Insight: Revitalising the single market for services.
– No new ambitious initiative or measure can be effective without a broad political commitment by the Member States.
Read our latest Trade Policy Insight by our trade policy analyst Vanessa Zanetti.
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– No new ambitious initiative or measure can be effective without a broad political commitment by the Member States.
Read our latest Trade Policy Insight by our trade policy analyst Vanessa Zanetti.
#TradePolicy
The services sector plays a central role
The services sector plays a central role for productivity, competitiveness, and inclusive growth in the modern economy.
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February 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Trade Policy Insight: Revitalising the single market for services.
– No new ambitious initiative or measure can be effective without a broad political commitment by the Member States.
Read our latest Trade Policy Insight by our trade policy analyst Vanessa Zanetti.
#TradePolicy
– No new ambitious initiative or measure can be effective without a broad political commitment by the Member States.
Read our latest Trade Policy Insight by our trade policy analyst Vanessa Zanetti.
#TradePolicy
New analysis: Multinational firms and productivity – does country of origin matter?
In this analysis we examined what happens to the productivity of Swedish companies that are acquired by foreign firms.
Read more and download the analysis: shorturl.at/cdp1l
In this analysis we examined what happens to the productivity of Swedish companies that are acquired by foreign firms.
Read more and download the analysis: shorturl.at/cdp1l
February 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
New analysis: Multinational firms and productivity – does country of origin matter?
In this analysis we examined what happens to the productivity of Swedish companies that are acquired by foreign firms.
Read more and download the analysis: shorturl.at/cdp1l
In this analysis we examined what happens to the productivity of Swedish companies that are acquired by foreign firms.
Read more and download the analysis: shorturl.at/cdp1l
"Further digital trade friction between the EU and the US will have a real economic cost to both the US and the EU."
Read our Trade Policy Adviser Hannes Berggren on ECIPE’s blog.
#TradePolicy #DigitalTrade
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Read our Trade Policy Adviser Hannes Berggren on ECIPE’s blog.
#TradePolicy #DigitalTrade
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Could Digital Cooperation Help De-escalate EU-US Trade Tensions?
By Hannes Berggren, Trade Policy Advisor, National Board of TradePrior to the US presidential election, Sweden’s National Board of Trade argued in an analysis that the EU-US fragmentation over d
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February 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
"Further digital trade friction between the EU and the US will have a real economic cost to both the US and the EU."
Read our Trade Policy Adviser Hannes Berggren on ECIPE’s blog.
#TradePolicy #DigitalTrade
ecipe.org/blog/digital...
Read our Trade Policy Adviser Hannes Berggren on ECIPE’s blog.
#TradePolicy #DigitalTrade
ecipe.org/blog/digital...
New report: Navigating cross-border data flows and the GDPR.
Restricting cross-border data flows threatens economic growth. This report analyses business challenges from a trade policy lens and offers ways to reduce complexity.
Read more and download the report: shorturl.at/RfQA2
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Restricting cross-border data flows threatens economic growth. This report analyses business challenges from a trade policy lens and offers ways to reduce complexity.
Read more and download the report: shorturl.at/RfQA2
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February 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
New report: Navigating cross-border data flows and the GDPR.
Restricting cross-border data flows threatens economic growth. This report analyses business challenges from a trade policy lens and offers ways to reduce complexity.
Read more and download the report: shorturl.at/RfQA2
#TradePolicy
Restricting cross-border data flows threatens economic growth. This report analyses business challenges from a trade policy lens and offers ways to reduce complexity.
Read more and download the report: shorturl.at/RfQA2
#TradePolicy
Our new website is live! Scroll through our list of publications—each one is available for download as a PDF (free of charge). #TradePolicy
Publications
We publish a number of reports in a wide range of trade-related issues. The reports can be downloaded free of charge.
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January 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Our new website is live! Scroll through our list of publications—each one is available for download as a PDF (free of charge). #TradePolicy