Tiny Greenland Lender Jumps 40% as Trump Fuels Investor Bonanza
A man walks past a sign for the Bank of Greenland in Nuuk, Greenland.
Photographer: Emil Helms/AFP/Getty ImagesInvestors are betting that a political battle over Greenland is good for the Arctic territory’s business, making a tiny bank located on the island into one of Europe’s best performing stocks in the early days of 2026.
Shares in Nuuk-based commercial lender Bank of Greenland have jumped as much as 42% this year, the second-best performance in the OMX Copenhagen Mid Cap Index, which is up 2.7%. The stock traded at a record high before succumbing to a bout of profit taking on Friday.