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    Germany Corporate Payment Survey 2025: It gets worse, before it could get better

    The 9th edition of the Coface survey on German companies' payment behaviour highlights a significant deterioration in payment terms, against a backdrop of political uncertainty and growing geopolitical tensions. Compared to the other countries surveyed by Coface, Germany however still stands out with some of the shortest payment terms and payment delays.

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    Reconfiguration of global clothing supply: who will manufacture tomorrow's ‘Made in China’ products?

    China's dominance in the global apparel industry is crumbling, weakened by rising costs, regulatory constraints and unprofitable specialisation. The return of Donald Trump to the White House and his aggressive trade policy could accelerate the diversification of supply chains. Coface identifies the countries set to play a growing role in global clothing production.

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    Coface Risk Review - June 2025: The great leap backwards

    In a context of unprecedented geopolitical and trade uncertainty, the global economy is navigating between an expected slowdown and escalation risks. Trump's tariff decisions and tensions in the Middle East are reshaping an unpredictable economic landscape for 2025-2026. In this environment, and in view of the measures already in place, Coface has downgraded 23 sectors and 4 countries.

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    The stabilising power of Trade Credit in emerging markets (podcast)

    In the latest episode of Trade Talk, we delve into the critical role of trade credit in stabilising emerging economies amidst monetary shocks from the US Federal Reserve. Join Mélina London, economist and researcher, on how inter-company credit can be a buffer against financial instability.

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    SMEs: why debt collection is vital for your business

    Debt collection is a tricky and often overlooked task for companies of all sizes, but it is crucial for SMEs. More exposed to risk, they are also much more impacted by non-payment and often do not have sufficient cash or human resources to absorb financial shocks as easily as large organisations.

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    Structuring data to unlock business agility: Coface's expertise

    Data Lake, Data Mesh, Data Warehouse, Datamart... Behind these technical concepts lies a major strategic challenge: transforming data into a performance driver. In the Place aux experts video podcast, Samia Boujatioui, the Group Head of Data Management, explains how well-governed data can create value for our clients and our business teams. Here are some extracts.

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    Risk in a new age of tariffs - Three resources to help you assess trade partners

    Trump’s 2024 election victory has reignited global trade tensions, with a new wave of aggressive tariffs triggering widespread disruption and uncertainty. In this article, Andre van Niekerk, Head of Consulting and Insights, and Jonathan Steenberg, Economist at Coface UK, examine the impact of these measures, the risks they pose to international businesses, and how companies can adapt to the evolving trade landscape.

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    Do you speak Data & Tech?

    With the VivaTechnology trade show taking place this week in Paris, discover our Data & Tech professions. A parallel world where Python is spoken without whistling, where ‘lakes’ are made of data, and where ‘pipelines’ don't transport oil but streams of information. Here's a quick tutorial put together by our innovators and Data & Tech experts. The good news is that you don't need to have started coding at the age of 8 on Windows 2000 to understand everything.

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