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Highlights from Nomura ESG Conference 2020

The global pandemic and increasing severity of climate change are redefining how risks are managed and opportunities captured in the financial sector. Our inaugural ESG conference on October 21-22, 2020 took a deep dive into these areas and the sustainable finance trends shaping the decade ahead, with a focus on Asia.

7 min read | November 2020

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Economics

Fireside Chats - The 2020 US Election: Initial results are in, but how's Joe biding his time?

Our US Economics team on what to make of the US election results.

31 min podcast | November 2020

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Japan: Side effects of support measures for corporations

Companies overcoming cash flow issues caused by the pandemic may have to curb capex due to rising debt

2 min read | November 2020

Economics

The 2020 US Presidential Election - What to know?

With less than a week till Election Day, we've highlighted the key policies, swing states, probabilities, events and more to keep in mind.

3 min read | October 2020

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Economics

Fireside Chats – Euro Area Outlook: How is Europe riding the second wave of Covid-19?

Our European Economics team, discuss the key lessons to be learnt from new Covid-19 outbreaks.

3 min podcast | October 2020

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Fireside Chats – The 2020 US Election: Trump vs Biden, who will be ‘shut up’ for good?

We talk with Robert Dent, from our US economics team, on the outlook for the US after the first TV debate.

17 min podcast | October 2020

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Indonesia: Thoughts on Emerging Policy Challenges and Risks

In this webinar, we discuss recent major developments in Indonesia including lockdown measures re-imposed in Jakarta.

56 min video | September 2020

Economics

Economic Policy under a Biden Administration

If Biden wins in November, he is likely to usher in a new set of US economic objectives and policies.

4 min read | September 2020

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Why have European retail sales recovered so strongly?

Since lockdowns began to be lifted different sectors across Europe’s large economies have performed in different ways. But retailing – almost universally across developed markets – has rebounded at a far quicker pace.

3 min read | September 2020

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Fireside Chats - The 2020 US Election: Economic Policy under a Biden Administration?

In this episode of our Fireside Chat series we are talking with Lewis Alexander our Chief US Economist on the 2020 US election.

32 min podcast | September 2020

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More important than ever: why ESG investment will remain crucial

ESG investment in Japan is taking off, attracting intense demand from institutional investors. Financing ESG projects has moved from simple green loans to a highly diversified range of products, in which Nomura has a long history of innovation.

4 min read | August 2020

Economics

Deglobalization: The past and future

The tide of deglobalization is reshoring and gathering momentum, who is set to benefit?

3 min read | August 2020