The Single Market remained strong during the pandemic – but more can be done

Despite being heavily tested during the COVID-crisis, the Single Market proved to be resilient, a National Board of Trade’s survey shows. But more can be done to strengthen the Single Market in times of crisis.

Lessons from the pandemic – Designing a Single Market crisis management mechanism

Despite being heavily tested during the COVID pandemic, the Single Market proved to be resilient. But even more can be done to strengthen the Single Market in times of crisis.

Karl Elofsson

Erik Merkus

The organisers

The conference is organised by the National Board of Trade Sweden and the Center for Asian Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics.

Registration

The conference is fully booked.

Practical information

Conference venue The conference will take place in the heart of Stockholm. The nearest metro station is Rådmansgatan (green line). Venue address: Stockholm School of Economics, Sveavägen 65. The main entrance is on the back of the building at Bertil Ohlins Gata 4.

Pol Antràs: Navigating international trade in a new era

Pol Antràs is a world-renowned economist, widely recognised for his work on international trade. Since 2015, he has been the Robert G. Ory Professor of Economics at Harvard University.

Arancha González: Creating a rules-based trading system for a new era

Arancha González is the third Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po and the first woman to lead the world's third school for politics and international studies.

Strengthening food security through trade policy

Rising world hunger, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and soaring food prices have put food security on top of the international agenda. How important are well-functioning global markets and trade for food security against this backdrop?

Patrik Karpaty

Supporting the Green Transition through Regulatory Cooperation

In this analysis, the National Board of Trade Sweden investigates the potential for enhanced transatlantic regulatory cooperation to support the green transition within the framework of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC).

Collaboration EU–US to support climate transition

There are several opportunities for regulatory cooperation to promote climate change mitigation within the EU-US Trade and Technology Council, TTC. This is shown in a new analysis from the National Board of Trade Sweden.

The support of the European community is crucial for the future Ukrainian economy

The democratic world has answered the Russian invasion of Ukraine in a fast, unanimous and powerful way. The sanctions have dealt a significant blow to the Russian economy, but also sent a powerful signal against Russian aggression. The invasion continues, and it is now clear that a new focus is required: a focus...

The EU Proposal for an Anti-Coercion Instrument

The purpose of this memo is to get a better understanding of the EU proposal on anti-coercion. The National Board of Trade points out some of the most immediate challenges and gives recommendations on how to minimise the proposal’s negative effects for international trade and trade policy.

Karin Atthoff

New report reveals winners and losers of anti-dumping policies

EU producers do not benefit from EU anti-dumping measures. There are no signs of regained market shares or that EU firms are able to raise prices on targeted goods. This is shown by a new analysis from the National Board of Trade, Sweden.

The Economics of the EU’s Trade Defence Instruments – Winners and losers of anti-dumping policies

EU producers do not benefit from EU anti-dumping measures. There are no signs of regained market shares or that EU firms are able to raise prices on targeted goods. This is shown by a new analysis from the National Board of Trade, Sweden.

Webinars: Exporting to Sweden and the EU

Open Trade Gate Sweden's webinars is about exporting to Sweden and the EU. If you work with fruits and vegetables, textiles or cosmetics we have specifik webinars for you.

The Swedish market for sport articles

The Scandinavian sports equipment retail market had total revenues of 4.57 billion euro in 2020, with a growth rate of 3.5 per cent between 2016 and 2020. The growth is the result of several trends, such as population and economic growth and an increasing share of persons attending fitness clubs.