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03/07/2024
Country risk and economic studies

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03/05/2024
Corporate news

Coface launches its 2024-2027 strategic plan: Power the Core

COFACE SA launches Power the Core, its 2024-2027 strategic plan with a view to develop a global ecosystem of reference for credit risk management.

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02/28/2024
Corporate news

Coface FY- 2023 results: net income at 240.5m and proposed dividend at 1.30 per share

Coface releases its FY-2023 financial results. Net income at €240.5m and proposed dividend at €1.30 per share

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02/20/2024
Product news

Trade Credit Insurance: Five false facts

Trade Credit Insurance is a vast sector, and no one is safe from being misleaded. Watch us debunk 5 myths about Trade Credit Insurance.

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02/20/2024
Country risk and economic studies

Challenging times for homebuilders and real estate companies

Construction and real estate sectors are among the most cyclical sectors. Sensitive to changes in the labour market, prices in commodities and, first and foremost, the interest rate environment and accessibility of credit, they are currently under strain. And things are unlikely to get any better in 2024.

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02/16/2024
Product news

Our clients trust us: "It was an important decision to cover our risks through Coface’s trade credit insurance!"

Read why the Austrian company Augusta-Buntmetalle renewed and extended its long-term policy alongside Coface.

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02/14/2024
Corporate news

"Responsiveness, expertise, collaboration and management of the risk of non-payment: Coface is extremely efficient"

Founded in 2003, Komax is an SME with 30 employees specializing in the engineering, development and production of extruders (machine tools for the processing of plastics) as well as in the implementation of ready-to-use extrusion lines.

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02/08/2024
Product news

Debt Collection: how to get paid before it's too late!

A long-outstanding debt, unsuccessful internal debt collection efforts, difficult or even unreachable customers... Well, you’re not alone: 80% of companies struggle to collect unpaid debts! When this happens to you, calling on the skills of Debt Collection experts is a winning strategy to get paid before it’s too late. Remember this: 25% of unpaid debts result in bankruptcy.

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02/08/2024
Product news

Business information: know better, grow better!

How can you assess the financial health of a partner when extending trade credit? What are the solutions available to anticipate a potential non-payment by a partner? What are the best market opportunities for developing your business while cutting back on risk? Coface's information services help you make informed decisions, so you can control commercial risk and open up new growth opportunities.

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02/07/2024
Product news

Trade Credit Insurance in a nutshell

Trade Credit Insurance is a credit risk management solution that safeguards the development of your business, in particular by protecting you against losses due to non-payment of invoices.

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01/31/2024
Country risk and economic studies

2024: a pivotal year, in Coface Country and Sector Risk Barometer - Q4 2023

After a somewhat turbulent 2023, which ultimately turned out much better than expected, 2024 is shaping up to be as decisive as it is uncertain, both in (geo)political terms, with more than 60 national elections - presidential and/or legislative - and in economic terms, with risks mounting on a still slowing global economy.

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01/31/2024
Corporate news, Country risk and economic studies

Coface Country & Sector Risks Handbook 2024: Major Trends of the World Economy

Coface launches the 2024 edition of its Country and Sector Risk Handbook. As every year, our Economic Research team offers you its analyses and forecasts for 160 countries and 13 sectors.

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01/12/2024
Product news

Business Information: 5 (good) reasons for choosing iCON by Coface

With iCON by Coface and take the best credit decisions so you can manage your business strategy and trade on a competitive advantage over your rivals!

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01/10/2024
Corporate news, Product news

4 (good) reasons to hand your unpaid debts over to Coface

Acting quickly and mastering procedures are key to collecting receivables successfully! Entrust the handling of your unpaid invoices to Coface's experts, and you'll achieve a positive result in no time at all.

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12/18/2023
Country risk and economic studies

Slightly shorter payment delays but not for all sectors in Poland in 2023

Despite economic challenges and fading resilience of to various headwinds, the general picture on payment liquidity in Poland remains favorable. Which sectors are performing best ?

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12/13/2023
Country risk and economic studies

To grow out of its debt, Southern Europe must look beyond tourism and solve its demographic crisis

In the future, climate change and inflation will make it hard for the tourism boom in southern Europe countries to last much longer.
Learn more about the challenges southern European countries will face in the coming years, and the opportunities ahead.

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11/23/2023
Country risk and economic studies

The German Metals Industry Negative outlook, but surprisingly positive payment behaviour

Despite challenges we detail in our latest publication, the payment behaviour has - counter-intuitively - improved over the years in the metals sector according to the results of our annual Germany payment surveys.

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11/21/2023
Country risk and economic studies

Egypt: no relief for the foreign currency squeeze

Egyptian importers have encountered growing issues in obtaining foreign currency to settle their foreign suppliers.
Read our news to know more.

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11/08/2023
Country risk and economic studies

Longer and more frequent payment delays in France, with small companies in the firing line

The deterioration in corporate payment habits in France is echoed in insolvency numbers, with an undisputed increase observed since the start of the year that has even overshot pre-Covid levels. Learn more now.

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11/07/2023
Country risk and economic studies

Coface CEE Top 500 - 2023

The 15th CEE Top 500 study provides an insight into the future and summarizes the region’s economic activity for the previous year. Moreover, it describes the condition of the 500 largest companies in CEE by their turnover.

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10/25/2023
Country risk and economic studies

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

After a slowdown in 2023 mainly due to lower energy production and prices, 2024 is expected to be a year of higher economic growth for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as, after several months of pessimism about global oil demand, prices have been on the rise since summer. But all countries are not equal…

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