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Coface handbook: Country & Sector risks 2019

Coface handbook: Country & Sector risks 2019

02/06/2019

Download the Coface handbook about Country & Sector risks 2019. Tools for identifying, assessing and monitoring the risks businesses are facing.

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Netherlands: What is the secret of Dutch trade?

09/24/2019

In 2018, the Netherlands were the sixth-largest goods exporter in the world. In the service-exports category, the Dutch placed eighth in 2015. Considering exports relative to GDP, the Netherlands took third place in 2015 (right behind Ireland and Switzerland). However, times have changed...

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CEE insolvencies: so far, so good despite an increasingly challenging global economic environment

09/12/2019

The Central and Eastern European region has experienced unparalleled growth in the European Union. However, a slowdown is expected in the coming years.

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Coface CEE TOP 500 Companies - 2019 Edition

09/05/2019

Analyses show that the favourable economic environment was beneficial for the region’s 500 largest businesses, which translated into higher revenues. However, various challenges caused net profits to decrease. Competition is getting more intense and a higher turnover is required to be classified in the ranking compared to previous years.

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GCC: tight financial conditions for businesses feed alternative sources of financing

08/01/2019

Despite improving economic performances across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), monetary and financial conditions remain tighter compared with before 2015. Access to financing remains one of the key issues for companies, particularly for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Loan growth in the region has recovered somewhat thanks to higher oil prices, but it remains below its historical average.

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Country and Sector risks Barometer - July 2019: Trade tensions return to the forefront of the global economy

07/04/2019

US/China trade war, struggling automotive sector, slower growth in emerging economies... the second quarter of 2019 highlights a global economic slowdown

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Asia Corporate Payment Survey 2019: Deteriorating payment trends amid trade war woes

07/09/2019

Coface’s 2019 Asia Corporate Payment Survey covered over 3,000 companies in nine economies (Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan). 63% of companies surveyed stated that they experienced payment delays in 2018. The length of payment delays increased to 88 days on average in 2018, compared to 84 days in 2017. The length of payment delays was highest in China, Malaysia and Singapore; as well as the energy, construction and ICT sectors.

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€ 1.385 billions consolidated turnover in 2018
 4 100 Employees worldwide 
 € 540 billions insured receivables
 € 122.3 millions net profit in 2018
 100 Countries offering our services
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