01/22/2018
Economic Publications
160 countries under the magnifying glass. Coface assesses the average credit risk of companies in 160 countries.
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12/20/2017
Economic Publications
Turkey’s economy grew substantially during the first three quarters of 2017, surging by 7.4% compared to a year earlier (...)
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12/12/2017
Economic Publications
The agrofood industry is facing a number of challenges in Europe1, including the central issue of how to share created value.
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12/12/2017
Economic Publications
Strength of organic companies and consumption growing faster than supply
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11/27/2017
Economic Publications
Coface carried out its second payment survey for Germany this year, making it possible to compare results between the two surveys (...)
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11/24/2017
Economic Publications
Business proceedings aimed at insolvencies and restructuring have been on rise in Poland this year.
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11/20/2017
Economic Publications
The UK automotive industry is entering a dry period. The voices of the main UK industry representatives and their concerns regarding the negative effects of a potential hard Brexit appear to remain unheard (...)
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11/08/2017
Economic Publications
On June 5, 2017 Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain (known as the quartet) announced they were breaking diplomatic ties with Qatar (...)
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11/07/2017
Economic Publications
Falling in love is easier than staying in love: a tale of unbalanced exchanges and increasing dependency
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11/07/2017
Economic Publications
Unbalanced Trade links between China and Africa. Under threat from a potential drop in chinese demand
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10/18/2017
Economic Publications
Since Mauricio Macri took office in mid-December 2015, the economy has started to recover
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09/27/2017
Economic Publications
If the year 2017 is synonymous with a slight economic upturn in the emerging markets, let’s not forget the previous three years were marked by increased corporate risk
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09/26/2017
Economic Publications
For once, the summer proved to be particularly quiet. No major events disrupted the path taken by the world economy.
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09/26/2017
Economic Publications
12 Major sectors assessed worldwide, each quarter, by Coface.
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09/25/2017
Economic Publications
Each quarter Coface evaluates 160 countries with a unique methodology.
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09/08/2017
Economic Publications
During the commodity super-cycle that lasted over a decade, until around 2014, Latin American economies showed robust performance.
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09/07/2017
Economic Publications
Despite some slowdown last year, average GDP growth remained at a solid level of 2.9% in Central and Eastern Europe
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09/07/2017
Economic Publications
Automotive and transport is the leading sector in the region CEE
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07/31/2017
Economic Publications
Political changes in the US have caused uncertainty over the trade policies that could be implemented and the region’s vulnerability to tighter financial conditions. Since Donald Trump’s victory, the currencies of many emerging countries have fallen against the dollar. Mexico’s currency was the most greatly affected in the world, with 19 % depreciation against the USD in 2016 (...)
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07/19/2017
Economic Publications
Oil prices declined by around 75% between mid- 2014 and January 2016 (...)
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07/10/2017
Economic Publications
Coface conducts an annual survey to examine corporate payment trends and experiences in eight selected economies(1) in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Our corporate payment survey for 2016 showed that non-payment risks escalated on the back of financial stress and a looser approach to credit controls (...)
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07/04/2017
Economic Publications
At the end of the first quarter of 2017, we were wondering whether the timid global economic recovery was a flash in the pan (...)
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07/04/2017
Economic Publications
160 countries under the magnifying glass
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06/07/2017
Economic Publications
One year after the “yes” vote for Brexit, seen as traumatic, the time has come for the United Kingdom to accelerate the implementation of its exit from the European Union (EU).
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05/24/2017
Economic Publications
Between 1999 and 2008, Russia’s GDP grew by an average of almost 7% per year. In 2009, the fall in oil prices led to a severe recession (-7.8%).
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05/16/2017
Economic Publications
Through the initiative of Coface, a world leader in trade credit management and risk information services, a credit opinion survey across the UAE was rolled out in order to map out major shifts and prevailing trends in company payments.
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05/02/2017
Economic Publications
Labour markets in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region are continuing to improve.
Unemployment rates have reached the lowest levels ever recorded and most CEE economies are enjoying lower unemployment than the EU average
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05/02/2017
Corporate Publications
2016, working towards the in-depth transformation of our Group. We aim to make Coface the most agile global credit insurance partner in the industry.
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04/21/2017
Economic Publications
With an average increase in corporate insolvencies of 4.2% per year, 137,520 companies went bankrupt between 2008 and 2014
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03/30/2017
Economic Publications
In 2016, credit extension practices in China differed from those seen in previous years. Fewer Chinese companies offered credit sales – but (...)
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03/21/2017
Economic Publications
Signs of a recovery in global growth are multiplying at the start of 2017.
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03/21/2017
Economic Publications
160 countries under the magnifying glass
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03/20/2017
Economic Publications
Political risk seems to have been at the core of concerns since 2016, following numbers of articles and editorials on the topic (...)
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03/14/2017
Economic Publications
The potential depreciation of the renminbi (RMB), along with the implementation of capital flow measures, are longstanding concerns for China.
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03/13/2017
Economic Publications
January 2017 saw the drop in insolvencies, which started in May 2014, reach 58,031 - its lowest figure since September 2012 (-2.8% on the same period in 2016)
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02/03/2017
Economic Publications
Brazilian companies are currently faced with a challenging environment. GDP underwent an accumulated contraction of 7.4% during the two years of 2015-2016.
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01/24/2017
Economic Publications
Starting with falling oil prices and financial markets in the winter, the Brexit referendum in the summer and the election of Donald Trump in the autumn, 2016 was punctuated by a series of upsets.
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01/24/2017
Economic Publications
Despite the recent economic upturn, uncertainties will continue to dominate the global economic climate this year.
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01/12/2017
Corporate Publications
Coface’s payment survey confirms that sales on credit are being extensively used by Polish companies. Although credit periods have become common practice, it does not mean that receivables are being paid on time.
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12/20/2016
Economic Publications
South Africa’s growth performance has been in decline since the global financial crisis. Since peaking in 2011, the growth rate (hit by lower commodity prices and power supply problems) has continued to slow.
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12/19/2016
Economic Publications
Turkey’s economy experienced several shocks during 2015 and 2016. Heightened political uncertainties, regional tensions, the US rate hike process, the credit rating downgrade and domestic security issues, have all resulted in (...)
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12/13/2016
Economic Publications
The number of insolvencies in France continued to fall in the twelve months to end-October 2016 (-1.0%) (...)
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12/13/2016
Economic Publications
Why is the collaborative economy so captivating in France? First of all, because it is synonymous with youth and innovation. But also because sectors that (...)
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11/30/2016
Economic Publications
The signs for Germany’s further economic development are promising, with a high level of stability.
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11/25/2016
Economic Publications
For this quarter, the result is clearly negative once again, as eight sectors have been downgraded and only one upgraded. The changes concern North America (increased risks in the retail, textile-clothing, paper-wood and transport sectors), Western Europe (downgrade of the agrofood sector) and Central Europe (downgrades for construction and IT & communications, but an upgrade for the transport sector) and Middle East (downgrade for IT & communications).
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11/25/2016
Economic Publications
12 major sectors assessed worldwide
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11/08/2016
Economic Publications
Despite the silent impact of the first arrow on Japan’s exports, the operating profits of Japanese manufacturers which have been mainly exported oriented surged, in part due to their pricing-to-market behaviour.
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11/07/2016
Economic Publications
Mexico’s economy has been increasing above the Latin American average since 2012. While the region contracted by 0.5 % in 2015, Mexico, its second largest economy, grew by 2.5 %.
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10/17/2016
Economic Publications
The UK referendum in June, parliamentary elections in, Spain in December 2015 and June 2016..
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10/14/2016
Economic Publications
Concern again focused on oil prices, the emerging market thermometer
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10/13/2016
Economic Publications
160 countries under the magnifying glass
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09/23/2016
Economic Publications
Up until 2014, Latin America’s exports were boosted by China’s vast appetite for raw materials and the hike in their international prices..
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09/20/2016
Economic Publications
As a follow-up to the survey on Moroccan companies' payment periods published in May 2015, Coface here presents the results of the second edition. (..)
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09/16/2016
Economic Publications
Poland has seen a slowing of its economy this year, compared to 2015. Nevertheless, growth is still continuing at a fair rate and, in fact, remains at a level which many other economies can only dream of.
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09/14/2016
Economic Publications
French growth has taken a time-out in Q2. The political uncertainties in the United Kingdom, the strikes in May and the floods affecting Ile-deFrance are all likely suspects responsible for this surprise halt. However, the figures are expected to recover in Q3.
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09/09/2016
Economic Publications
The importance of the Agrobusiness sector varies between the different North African economies. While on a regional level, the sector leads exports, on a country basis it differs. In Morroco, agribusiness benefits from government subsidies, as it contributes nearly 16% of GDP and provides employment for 40% of the population. Overall, across the main north African countries, the lowest level of risk is in Morocco...
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09/02/2016
Economic Publications
Despite having the highest healthcare expenditure of all industrialised nations (17.1% of GDP in 2013), the US public health outcomes are being outperformed by other advanced nations.
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08/26/2016
Economic Publications
2016 marks the first time Coface has carried out a payment survey for Germany. This follows on from other surveys presented this year for (...)
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08/09/2016
Economic Publications
In the light of the on-going structural reforms, the "tale of two Chinas" is resulting in sector wise winners and losers, linked to their growth potential in the medium and longer term, government policies and structural demand.
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07/18/2016
Economic Publications
Coface updates its risks outlook for 12 business sectors in 6 regions every quarter.
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07/18/2016
Economic Publications
12 major sectors assessed worldwide
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07/13/2016
Economic Publications
Companies in the Central and Eastern Europe region reported solid economic growth rates as well as more structured growth last year (..)
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07/11/2016
Economic Publications
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’ economy is of the most diversified within the Gulf region
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06/29/2016
Economic Publications
Sluggish global growth, characterised in particular by China's loss of momentum, shock to commodity prices… Sub-Saharan Africa has not been spared in the global tempest and seeks to maintain growth against wind and tide. The commodity producers are the most affected.
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06/29/2016
Economic Publications
The global economy remains stuck in a "Japanese-style" trap of sluggish growth, despite ever more expansionary monetary policies (..)
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06/29/2016
Economic Publications
Coface helps you to assess business risks in 160 countries - Download our worldwide country risk assessment map.
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06/17/2016
Economic Publications
Bankruptcies drastically decreased in almost all countries in the region during the course of last year - especially in the four Northern Europe Region (NER) countries we focus on in this panorama, namely Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark.
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05/31/2016
Economic Publications
Coface conducts an annual survey to examine corporate payment trends and experiences in 8 selected economies in the Asia Pacific region.
With mounting global uncertainties linked to China's growth moderation, the fiscal difficulties experienced by oil exporting countries and US monetary normalisation, overall payment experience in Asia is likely to remain weak in 2016 (..)
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05/26/2016
Corporate Publications
Whatever their size, nationality or sector, we inform our customers about current market issues to assist them in controlling their financial risks. To do so, we provide our international business expertise, country and sector risk assessments, accurate data on 80 million companies worldwide and a range of scalable, innovative products that suit their needs and business strategy.
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05/25/2016
Economic Publications
Is the recovery finally under way? That is the question being asked after a start to 2016 marked by a series of positive indicators for the French economy. But after several false starts (..)
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05/17/2016
Economic Publications
Brazil entered into a technical recession in the second quarter of 2015. Its economy contracted by 3.8 % in 2015 (..)
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05/09/2016
Economic Publications
Hungary is performing well, considering the context of struggling economies globally.
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04/13/2016
Economic Publications
Steel producers’ solvency weaker than ever. There is no improvement in sight before 2018.
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04/13/2016
Economic Publications
For the first time, Coface updates its global quarterly sector risk assessments for 12 sectors, in 6 regions worldwide (compared to 3 regions previously).
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04/13/2016
Economic Publications
12 major sectors assessed worldwide.
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03/24/2016
Economic Publications
160 countries under the magnifying glass - Download our worldwide country risk assessment map.
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03/24/2016
Economic Publications
Sluggish growth, absence of inflationary pressures, ever more expansionary monetary policies and increased volatility in financial markets; these are four elements characterising the global economy in early 2016 (...)
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03/24/2016
Economic Publications
Halved growth between 2010 and 2015, sharply increasing debt, increased exposure to currency risk, growing scarcity and increased cost of credit, falling export revenues (...)
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03/16/2016
Economic Publications
Corporate payment experience in China remained weak in 2015. Chinese firms suffering from overcapacity and low profits have a higher probability of default (...)
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03/02/2016
Economic Publications
The German economy has changed its growth model during recent years. While internal demand (especially private consumption) – was sluggish and weak throughout most of the 2000s, it is currently the (...)
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02/17/2016
Economic Publications
In France, the number of company insolvencies fell for the second consecutive year in 2015, (-2.1%)
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02/17/2016
Economic Publications
During the China-Celac Forum, held at the beginning of last year, China announced its intention to increase its investment stock in Latin America to (...)
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02/09/2016
Corporate Publications
Consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2015. Preliminary version, unaudited financial statements.
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01/28/2016
Economic Publications
After US households in 2007-2008 and Eurozone states in 2011-2012, emerging countries are now getting their turn at the epicentre of the storm, in part because of (...)
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12/23/2015
Economic Publications
During 2015, Turkey’s economy faced several challenges.
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12/14/2015
Economic Publications
Retail trade benefits from good prospects of consumer demand which, however, will not eliminate challenges for the sector including an intense competition and the implementation of new levy for retailers. Foreign chains will remain dominant taking an advantage of their large-scale bargaining position and offering the most attractive prices for consumers even despite being charged by the new tax.
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12/08/2015
Economic Publications
In a context of low worldwide growth, sectoral dynamics are mixed.
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12/08/2015
Economic Publications
European wine consumption has fallen over these past years like that of France, which is a third of what it was 50 years ago.
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11/24/2015
Economic Publications
Tenuous but confirmed. These are the terms that best describe France’s current growth - as illustrated by the figures for the third quarter, published in early November. Household consumption has (...)
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11/16/2015
Economic Publications
Coface estimates that growth will increase to 4.4% for 2015/2016.
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11/03/2015
Economic Publications
Brazil has grown over the last decade, as a result of the boom in commodity prices and strong household consumption (...)
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10/19/2015
Economic Publications
The increased economic activity in Poland already reached levels required to stabilise the number of company insolvencies.
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10/15/2015
Economic Publications
European photovoltaic (PV) energy developed rapidly starting in 2010, thanks to national and European subsidies promoting its establishment in the energy landscape (...)
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10/15/2015
Economic Publications
In a context of low growth, the global sectoral dynamics are mixed. In this overview we analyse five major sectors (...)
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09/18/2015
Economic Publications
The Chinese economy has been in the spotlight for several months: devaluation of the yuan, stock market collapse, falling property prices, fears of an excessive economic slowdown, doubts about the reliability of published data and, more generally speaking, uncertainties about the rebalancing process the authorities have launched. (...)
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09/18/2015
Economic Publications
For the fourth consecutive year, global growth will fail to exceed 3%. At the beginning of the year however, this target did not appear unattainable. (...)
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09/16/2015
Economic Publications
What are the impacts of lower oil prices on the gulf countries economy. Focus on Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain. What are the diversification strategies and the region’s integration with international trade. Focuses on the food and beverage sector in the UAE and automotive sector in Saudi Arabia.
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09/09/2015
Economic Publications
Growth in Latin America has been slowing down since 2011, and was estimated at 1.2 % in 2014 . This lacklustre result, caused by (...)
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09/06/2015
Economic Publications
Was the return to growth observed in Europe strong enough to bring about a lasting reduction in business failures?
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09/01/2015
Economic Publications
Coface’s seventh annual study on the biggest 500 companies in Central and Eastern Europe ranks the businesses by their turnover and additionally analyses data such as number of employees, the framework of the companies, sectors and markets. In 2014, the CEE Top 500 companies generated a turnover of EUR 572 billion, which exceeds even half of the aggregated 2014 nominal GDP of those economies. The biggest companies were able to increase their turnover as well as workforce.
- 2014: A year of improvement throughout the region – turnover increased by +2.1%
- Higher turnover of the biggest companies reflected better economic prospects in 2014
- 12 countries under study: Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary
- Poland was the biggest player, Hungary had the highest growth rate and the Czech Republic recovered
- Ukraine was excluded from the ranking, due to the ongoing conflict and resulting difficulties in obtaining reliable company data
- Automotive industry (+10.6%) top, oil & gas sector flop (-3.9%)
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07/22/2015
Economic Publications
The automotive sector plays an important role in the CEE’s economic activity. Thanks to low labour costs, the educated workforce, geographical proximity to Western European markets, tax incentives and the stabilising legal environment, CEE countries have become attractive destinations for investment by global car manufacturers.
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07/17/2015
Economic Publications
Download our country risk map. 160 countries assessed with a unique methodology: Macroeconomic expertise, Business environment and Microeconomic data collected over 70 years of payment experience.
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07/09/2015
Corporate Publications
Registration document 2014 including the Financial report
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06/22/2015
Economic Publications
In this panorama, we first set out a study examining the economic situation and outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa.
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06/17/2015
Economic Publications
The Indian economy is benefitting from rising confidence, but as the BJP still lacks majority in the Upper House of Parliament, potential problems with policy implementation can be considered as a major downside risk.
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06/05/2015
Economic Publications
After a decade of well-implemented reforms and high growth rates, the Turkish economy seems to be struggling to maintain the same growth performance.
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06/04/2015
Economic Publications
Company insolvencies stabilized with a just minor drop by 0.5% as the regional average. Our scenario assumes that companies should experience further gradual decline of insolvencies this year facing good prospects for internal demand and more visible recovery of Eurozone as the CEE’s main trading partner.
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06/01/2015
Economic Publications
This barometer sets out the latest trends for company insolvencies for the first four months of 2015 in France. After a 2.9% fall recorded for 2014, a level not observed since 2010 (-3.8%), the first four months of the year were marked by a rebound in insolvencies
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05/28/2015
Economic Publications
Since the introduction of milk quotas in 1984, until their effective ending in 2015, milk production has undergone many reforms.
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05/12/2015
Economic Publications
Overview of payment practices in Morocco and economic prospects for businesses
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05/11/2015
Economic Publications
Moroccan economy remains resilient during the last world economic crisis and was able to resist to Arab springs. In an increasingly unstable International environment, Morocco remains stable.
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04/28/2015
Economic Publications
Coface (Asia Pacific) conducts surveys in 8 economies to trace the evolution in corporate payments. This report is designed to be a point of reference which gives readers an overview of the economic and industrial development in these countries. The study is supported by the results of the payment survey, as well as other macroeconomic and microeconomic indicators.
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04/22/2015
Economic Publications
The automotive sector in the US, deeply impacted by the onset of the 2007 crisis, seems to be currently a part of a virtuous circle.
As the car sales are on an upward trend, some risks could derail the sector economy, though.
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04/22/2015
Economic Publications
The changes in our sector assessments reflect the development of the world economy since the end of 2014, marked by the appreciation of the dollar against other currencies, the oil price collapse and gradual recovery in the Eurozone. These trends have had repercussions on most of the sectors we track.
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04/13/2015
Economic Publications
Since the signature of the Pacto por Mexico in December 2012, an agreement struck by the three main political parties, the country has witnessed a variety of reforms. President Peña Nieto was efficient in securing cross-party support and big improvements, were made in 2013. The government obtained approval for a landmark energy reform, bringing to an end the 75-year old monopoly of state-owned Pemex and, by opening the oil and gas industries to private investment, freed up the labor market. It has also introduced competition in the telecoms sector. However sluggish growth was reported in 2013 and during the early part of 2014.
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03/26/2015
Economic Publications
In this panorama we first set out a study examining how the advanced economies are facing up to the challenge of weak economic growth since the Lehman Brothers collapse, that is for the past seven years now! Some observers are even talking of "secular stagnation". But, in our view, not all the advanced economies are facing the same challenges regarding this risk of longterm stagnation. We believe that (...)
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03/23/2015
Economic Publications
The Czech Republic is back on fast track. After falling into recession in 2012 and 2013 due to sharp fiscal consolidation and sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone, the economy regained momentum reaching solid growth rate of 2.0% in 2014 and should gain speed with (...)
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03/16/2015
Economic Publications
Ongoing economic scenario in Brazil remains sensitive, Coface expects GDP to break even in 2014 and activity should contract by 0.5% in 2015. Industry dropped by 3.2% in 2014 and will probably record another negative year in 2015. The year has just started, but it may reserve some negative surprises.
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03/04/2015
Economic Publications
Coface conducts an annual survey of payment experience in China. With 80% of the survey respondents shared overdue experience and 56.7% of them saw an increase in overdue amount over the past year, the overall payment experience in China remained very challenging in 2014.
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03/04/2015
Economic Publications
Latin America is a major producer of commodities and recent drop in oil prices is impacting countries of the region in different ways. Some of them may benefit from lower international quotation, others are negatively impacted already in the short term and finally a third group could be affected in the medium term only (...)
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02/26/2015
Economic Publications
Development of start-ups: what are the keys to success?
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02/25/2015
Economic Publications
This barometer presents the new trend in business insolvencies. We are reviewing the results for 2014 and the first orientations for 2015 with insolvencies for January. After two consecutive years of growth, the number of insolvencies over 2014 had decreased by 2.9%.
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01/23/2015
Economic Publications
Over the years Latam has begun to be associated with economic growth, new middle class, poverty reduction and controlled inflation.
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01/23/2015
Economic Publications
How do the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) economies perform after the social and political turmoil caused by the socalled “Arab Spring” late in 2010? Have social and economic demands of protesters resulted in a healthier economic outlook in these countries? The panorama will focus on hydrocarbon sector for the GCC countries and on the textile sector for the North Africa region. It will also assess the latest trends in construction, tourism and automotive sectors across the MENA region to evaluate possible corporate risks.
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01/23/2015
Economic Publications
Company insolvencies in Turkey: Rise in exchange rates and slowdown in domestic demand affected payment performance. Impaired profitability made payments difficult. Focus on some sector risks : Metal, Automotive, Food, Chemical, Construction, Retail, Textile & apparel.
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12/18/2014
Economic Publications
The number of insolvencies at the end of October stood at 63,002 companies, a figure down by - 0.9% over the last 12 months. This is the lowest level recorded since August 2013 (...)
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12/18/2014
Economic Publications
The term "deflation" seems to be on everyone's lips in Europe these days, not just on those of economists. The buzz around the term is not surprising, as Eurozone inflation has been falling for the past three years. France is no exception (...)
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11/26/2014
Economic Publications
This end of year panorama starts with the risk assessment of 14 sectors in the three regions we monitor.
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11/20/2014
Economic Publications
Poland is a headline example of the country that didn’t record recession in recent years. However, in micro terms companies insolvencies have been on...
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10/30/2014
Economic Publications
The world economy has entered into a confirmed, but slow and uneven, recovery phase.
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10/07/2014
Economic Publications
«European carriers have been hit by aggressive competition from Middle East and Asia and, they are among the least profitable in the world»
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09/17/2014
Economic Publications
Since the beginning of the year, the Chinese government has continued its effort to carry out various items on the reform agenda, particularly on fine-tuning the structure of the Chinese economy. While various aspects of reform are underway, growth is by no means forgotten. With plenty of signs showing lackluster growth momentum in this year, it is believed that the government is likely to introduce stronger stimulus to sustain economic growth. More specifically, the continuation of targeted-stimuli is expected.
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09/10/2014
Corporate Publications
Activity in Brazil remains lackluster, inflation stands above the target , interest rates are among the highest in the world, confidence remains at a low level across a variety of indexes and the well-known low investment ratio continues to deteriorate. What is the impact on companies' payment capacity?
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09/10/2014
Economic Publications
After five challening years Romania’s economic performance proved that it has become one of the leaders of the European recovery and exceeded expectations with GDP growth rising by 3.5% in 2013. However, the slowldown of the growth in 2014 shows another picture.
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07/29/2014
Corporate Publications
- Turnover growth of +1.8% on a like-for-like basis
- Increase in current operating income of +24% and net result (group share) of +40.4%
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07/16/2014
Economic Publications
From 2004 to 2008 Brazil had grown, on average, by 4,8% a year, but in the former period, from 2009 to 2013, the average rate declined to 2,7%. The country did not take advantage of the good winds to make important reforms, such as improving the infrastructure and the business climate...
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06/25/2014
Economic Publications
Thanks to vigorous growth since the second quarter of 2012, we anticipate the UK economy to get back to its pre-crisis level in the third quarter of 2014.
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06/25/2014
Economic Publications
If the tensions rise again as it happened in December and January, this may harm investors’ confidence and result in a fluctuation in forex markets. Such a situation would have a negative impact on the corporate sector’s external debt stock which is already at record high level.
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05/26/2014
Economic Publications
New barometer of companies insolvencies in France : a lull is observed from January to April 2014, the number of insolvencies falling by 2.3%. This barometer is followed by a comparison between the situation
of SMEs in France and Spain.
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05/21/2014
Economic Publications
According to the survey of credit risks management in Asia Pacific by Coface, corporate payment experience in the region generally stabilised. Companies in Australia and China suffered more non-payment. The growth slowdown in China remains a concern for other economies in the region in 2014.
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05/16/2014
Corporate Publications
The group’s 2013 activity report is available.
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04/15/2014
Economic Publications
Focus on the electronics industry in Emerging Asia, a region that has become in a matter of years the world’s workshop for many electronic components.
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03/25/2014
Economic Publications
While the 2008-2009 global crisis had highlighted emerging market resilience, game-changing events have taken place in those emerging countries since May 2013 indeed.
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02/27/2014
Economic Publications
The overall payment experience in China has deteriorated in 2013 comparing to 2012.
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01/21/2014
Economic Publications
Since the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee (CPCCC) in November, a broad spectrum of exciting reform plans have been announced, and the government had a series of follow-up actions. These are clear signals that the Chinese effort to restructure the economy is more than just rhetoric.
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01/06/2014
Economic Publications
You will find in it our usual barometer, which assesses the risks to which companies in fourteen key industrial sectors in emerging Asia, North America and Western Europe are exposed.
We have also included an analytical focus on European textiles. This traditional industry was affected very early by globalisation, and, in particular, competition from developing countries.
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11/21/2013
Economic Publications
In this Panorama, you will find the Coface barometer, which analyzes the evolution of French insolvent companies between November 2012 and October 2013.
We then publish a study on insolvencies in the French construction sector, overrepresented in insolvencies compared to it weight in the economy.
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11/20/2013
Economic Publications
The Third Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee (CPCCC) was held between November 9 and 12 in Beijing. The plenary session outlined the major economic directions of China in coming years which will have direct impacts on various industries and the vast business community.
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10/13/2013
Economic Publications
This panorama contains a study on household consumption in Asia. How big is the rise in household consumption in this region? Have Asian households taken on too much debt? What are the specific consumer behaviour patterns in Asia? Which sectors are benefitting most from this expansion of consumption?
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09/26/2013
Economic Publications
This Panorama includes our global sector barometer, which analyses the situation in fourteen key economic sectors in three of the world‘s major regions (European Union, North America and Emerging Asia) through a single credit risk indicator. In Europe, sector risks continue to deteriorate, especially in chemicals due to the remaining difficulties in the European industry, and also in the pharmaceutical branch due to the fiscal tightening measures taken by the governments.
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07/15/2013
Economic Publications
Ranked seventh in the world (and the second largest emerging economy) by GDP size, Brazil is the archetypal emerging country. But, the Brazilians’ legendary optimism has been sorely tested for the last two years: Can the Brazilian economic engine be repaired?
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07/11/2013
Corporate Publications
Jean-Marc Pillu, CEO of Coface:
"In 2012, we combined further profitability and growth, while continuing to assist our customers".
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06/20/2013
Economic Publications
This panorama contains a study of the Italian economy, which analyses and interrogates both macro- and microeconomic issues. We also present the latest adjustments to our country assessment.
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06/04/2013
Economic Publications
This new Panorama contains the results of our Company Insolvency Monitor from April 2012 to April 2013 and the results of a study on insolvencies among Eastern European countries, a region experiencing a sharp rise in insolvencies rate.
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04/18/2013
Economic Publications
Coface releases a series of economic reports and is pleased to announce the publication of its second Panorama sector report. Readers will find in it a global sector barometer which analyses the situation in fourteen key economic sectors. The originality of the analysis is that it is based on aggregating the accounts of 6,000 companies in three of the world’s major regions: the European Union, North America and Emerging Asia.
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03/20/2013
Economic Publications
In this Panorama, Coface highlights the radical transformation of risks in emerging countries. While traditional country risk (sovereign risk, external vulnerability) has appreciably declined, three new risks are appearing and need to be monitored.
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02/07/2013
Economic Publications
The 17th Country Risk Conference held by Coface on 22 January 2013 has confirmed the complexity of a situation where, more than ever, the world seems to be «split in two»: advanced versus emerging countries.
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10/15/2012
Economic Publications
The global economic slowdown is confirmed this fall, in line with the recession in the eurozone and the emerging market deceleration.
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04/15/2012
Corporate Publications
Jean-Marc Pillu, CEO of Coface:
"In 2011, we achieved our goal of refocusing our operations on credit insurance"
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