Linda Rydén Hellqvist

Waltraud Heinrich

The Swedish market for superfoods

This report screens the Swedish market for selected superfoods. It provides a detailed overview of the current trends, key players and opportunities offered. While the focus of the report is quinoa, chia seeds and amaranth, many aspects covered in the report are also relevant to companies working with other...

El mercado sueco de superalimentos

El objetivo de este informe es analizar el mercado sueco para superalimentos que ya han sido seleccionados con anterioridad y proporcionar una presentación detallada de las tendencias actuales, los principales actores y las oportunidades ofrecidas. Si bien el informe se enfoca en la quinua, las semillas de chía y el...

National Board of Trade proposes priorities for the EU's future trade policy

Fight protectionism, exercise global leadership, support sustainable development, promote digitalisation and liberalise trade in services. These are the most important tasks for the EU's future trade policy according to the National Board of Trade Sweden.

The Future of EU Trade Policy – a programme for action

This is the National Board of Trade's view of how the EU's trade policy should be developed. It is based on a response to the European Commission as part of the review of the trade policy. Anders Ahnlid, Director-General of the National Board of Trade Sweden, tells more.

EU–Mercosur trade agreement analysed

The National Board of Trade has reviewed the EU–Mercosur agreement in a number of areas, sectors and goods and analysed the effects that the agreement may have. An English summary of the analysis is now available.

Analysis of the EU–Mercosur Free Trade Agreement

The EU trade agreement with the Mercosur countries, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, is an association agreement of which trade is one part. The National Board of Trade has reviewed the agreement in a number of areas, sectors, and goods, and analysed the effects that the agreement may have.

Trade and climate in focus

Is it possible to design a border carbon adjustment mechanism that is in compliance with WTO rules? How can trade in climate-relevant goods be facilitated? This will be discussed by the National Board of Trade Sweden in a seminar at Geneva Trade Week on 28 September.

Economic resilience best strategy

Integrated trade with the rest of the world is the most effective way to secure the EU's supply of goods. It gives companies maximum flexibility to adapt to disruptions during a crisis, the National Board of Trade Sweden concludes in a new report.

Improving economic resilience through trade

How should the EU secure the supply of goods during a crisis? How should trade policy be designed to improve economic resilience? These are questions discussed by the National Board of Trade Sweden in a new report.

Trade barriers to goods and services important for climate action – and opportunities for reform

The EU aims to be climate-neutral by 2050. To reach that goal, all policy areas must be mobilised, including trade policy. The National Board of Trade has analysed the role of trade policy in climate action.

Platform liability in the EU – is there need for reform?

The EU e-Commerce Directive is set to be updated. In this report, we discuss arguments for and against a more large-scale reform of the level of liability for platforms.

Platform Liability in the EU: A Need for Reform?

The EU e-Commerce Directive, the legal framework for online services in the Internal Market, is set to be updated. In this report, the National Board of Trade Sweden, discusses the arguments for and against a more large-scale reform of the level of liability for platforms

Nataliya Hulusjö

Anders Ahnlid

Nils Norell

Report: Industrial subsidies in the EU, China and the US

A great number of industrial subsidies are currently used by the EU, China and the US. This despite the fact that many types of subsidies are economically harmful and could disrupt global trade. In a new report, the National Board of Trade Sweden studies the current use of industrial subsidies by major economies and...

The use of industrial subsidies by major economies

A great number of industrial subsidies are currently used by the EU, China and the US. This is despite the fact that many types of subsidies are economically harmful and could disrupt global trade. The National Board of Trade Sweden has studied the current use of industrial subsidies by major economies and how it is...

Border Carbon Adjustments

Imported products will face the same cost for greenhouse gas-emissions as products produced within the EU. That is the basic idea of a proposal that the European Commission is considering. The National Board of Trade has analysed how the EU could implement such a system and what it would mean for trade and for...