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31/01/2024
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31/01/2024
Corporate Publications

Country Risks Assessment map Q3-2023

This is our latest edition of the Coface Country Risk Map.

Consult and download Coface's risk assessments of 164 countries across the world.

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31/01/2024
Corporate Publications

Sector risk assessment infographics Q3-2023

In a context that we explain in our barometer, Coface has made 22 changes to sector ratings: 17 upgrades and 5 downgrades.
Find out which sectors in which regions are affected in our sector risk infographic.

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26/10/2023
Economic Publications

Gulf Cooperation Council: A real winner of the global economic headwinds?

Explore the prospects for economic growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in 2024 amid rising oil prices and diversification efforts.

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17/10/2023
Economic Publications

Macroeconomics put to the test by microeconomic deterioration in Coface Barometer for Q3-2024

The spectre of recession is receding, as evidenced by the fact that yield curves in most developed economies are less and less inverted.
More in our latest barometer of the world economy.

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04/07/2023
Economic Publications

Asia Payment Survey 2023

In 2022, Asian businesses took a more stringent approach to credit terms amid a year of aggressive rate hikes, tighter financial conditions and higher inflation.
Check out now which countries and sectors are less affected now.

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07/06/2023
Economic Publications

Lost illusions and great expectations in Coface Barometer for Q2-2023

The year 2023 began with great enthusiasm, but in all likelihood it will not be the year that most observers and investors were expecting.

Read our economists' forecasts to understand what to expect in the coming months.

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07/06/2023
Economic Publications

Country Risks Assessment map Q2-2023

This is our latest edition of the Coface Country Risk Map.

Consult and download Coface's risk assessments of 164 countries across the world.

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07/06/2023
Economic Publications

Sector risk assessment infographics Q2-2023

In a context that we explain in our barometer, Coface has made 26 changes to sector ratings: 13 reclassifications and 13 downgrades.

Find out which sectors in which regions are affected in our sector risk infographic.

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12/05/2023
Economic Publications

UK Corporate Insolvencies Surge as Government Support Ends

In 2022, around 23,400 companies went bankrupt in the United Kingdom, causing corporate insolvencies to reach its highest levels since the 2009 Global Financial Crisis “GFC”.
Read our analysis of this rapid rise in insolvencies.

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07/04/2023
Corporate Publications

Universal Registration Document 2022

Coface publishes its 2022 Universal Registration Document. Download a full copy.

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06/02/2023
Economic Publications

Coface Barometer Q4 2022: From Pessimism to Optimism

The year 2023 starts with good news, at least on the macroeconomic front. In consequence, we have made few changes to our country (5 changes) and sector risk assessments (16 changes). In net terms, however, the trend remains towards downgrades. Check them out.

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22/12/2022
Economic Publications

Poland Payment Survey 2023: Temporary Reduction in Payment Delays

Grzegorz Sielewicz, our economist for Central and Eastern Europe delivers his analysis after the survey on payment experience from 356 companies in Poland.

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12/10/2022
Economic Publications

A cold chill on the global economy - Barometer Q3 2022

In the short-term, the economy seems to be settling into a regime of “stagflation”, where almost no growth and rapidly rising prices coexist. The possibility of a global recession, meanwhile, is becoming clearer.
Our economic research team gives some more perspective in our latest barometer.

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13/09/2022
Economic Publications

Germany Payment Survey 2022: Companies Brace for Crisis

One of the main takeaways of this year’s survey is that payment behaviour has become slightly more restrictive: with a gas-crisis on the horizon, fewer companies are offering payment terms (71%) compared to last year (74%).

Christiane von Berg, our economist for the Northern Europe region, details the payment terms and expectations of companies in Germany.

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01/07/2022
Economic Publications

ASIA PAYMENT SURVEY 2022

The year 2021 was characterised by a stop-start economic recovery amid new COVID-19 variant outbreaks, prompting companies in Asia-Pacific to remain accommodative in the provision of credit terms. Average payment terms increased from 68 days in 2020 to 71 in 2021, as more companies provided longer credit terms, according to the 2022 Asia Corporate Payment Survey. Out of 13 sectors, only textile and energy reported a shortening of credit terms amid rising input prices, especially for energy and fibres, exerting greater cost pressure on these two sectors.

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21/06/2022
Economic Publications

Country & Sector Risk Barometer - Q2 2022

Four months after the start of hostilities in Ukraine, what initial lessons can be drawn ? As the horizon continues to darken, the risks are naturally bearish and no scenario can be ruled out. Read our full publication.

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31/05/2022
Economic Publications

CEE company insolvencies on the rise

Insolvency trends in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region have been subject to various economic conditions, support measures and legal changes over the last two years. Indeed, the Covid-19 pandemic that triggered the economic downturn and officially implemented lockdowns brought concerns not only for the macroeconomic activity but also the companies’ payment liquidity.

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12/05/2022
Economic Publications

War in Europe: Long-Term Effects on Global Sector Trends

In the short run, all sectors for which Coface publishes sector risk assessments in six regions worldwide will be impacted by the knock-on effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Which ones would be the most resilient sectors? Read our full study now!

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11/05/2022
Economic Publications

China Payment Survey: Risks in Supply Chain Disruptions, Raw Material Prices

Coface’s China Corporate Payment Survey 2022, in which 1,000 companies participated, shows that fewer firms encountered payment delays in 2021, but those that did reported longer periods of overdue payments than in the previous year. (...)

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03/05/2022
Economic Publications

War in Ukraine: Many (big) losers, few (real) winners

More than two months after the start of the war in Ukraine, prospects for a rapid resolution of the war seem increasingly unlikely.

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