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LOST ILLUSIONS AND GREAT EXPECTATIONS IN COFACE BAROMETER FOR Q2-2023

The year 2023 began with great enthusiasm, not to say exuberance, but in all likelihood it will not be the year that most observers and investors were expecting. While it is of course too early, halfway through this new exercise, to draw any definitive conclusions, the first few months of 2023 have nonetheless reinforced some of our convictions:

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UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2022

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

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FROM EXCESSIVE PESSIMISM TO EXCESSIVE OPTIMISM - COFACE BAROMETER Q4 2022

The year 2023 starts with good news, at least on the macroeconomic front. Thanks to an autumn and early winter that were abnormal from a climatic point of view - which is the least good news - Europe has avoided a recession that looked long promised.

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COUNTRY & SECTOR RISK BAROMETER - Q2 2022

Four months after the start of hostilities in Ukraine, some initial lessons can be drawn

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COUNTRY & SECTOR RISK BAROMETER - Q4 2021

The global recovery continues in 2022, but a bumpy road lies ahead.

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COUNTRY RISK ASSESSMENT MAP - Q3 2021

The latest edition of the Coface Country Risk Map. Consult and download Coface's risk assessments of 162 countries across the world.

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WILL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE METALS BOOM LAST?

Metals used in electric vehicles (EV, PHEV or BEV), mainly lithium, cobalt and copper, are highly demanded as they are at the forefront of a revolution in the automotive industry.

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COUNTRY & SECTOR RISK BAROMETER: Q2 2021 QUARTERLY UPDATE

A two-speed world A year and a half after the onset of the pandemic, access to vaccination is one of the most crucial factors in our daily lives.

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THE RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF VIRTUAL OFFSHORING

The pandemic will soon be over, but the cultural changes it has brought will continue to shape the economy for years to come. Among these, the normalization of remote work is one of the most consequential.

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China Payment Survey 2021: Shorter credit terms for most sectors except construction, food and automotive

Shorter credit terms for most sectors except construction, food and automotive

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COUNTRY & SECTOR RISK BAROMETER: Q4 2020 QUARTERLY UPDATE

A year after the first cases of COVID-19 appeared outside China, the uncertainties linked to the pandemic are still considerable despite the announcement of the arrival of several vaccines at the end of 2020.

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COUNTRY & SECTOR RISK BAROMETER: Q3 2020 QUARTERLY UPDATE

New edition of the country risk map. Consult, download and print the map of the 162 countries assessed by Coface.

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FOCUS: CAN CHINA SHIELD ITS ECONOMY FROM THE IMPACT OF COVID-19?

China will likely miss its 2020 growth target due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global economy.

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COUNTRY & SECTOR RISK BAROMETER: Q1 2020 QUARTERLY UPDATE

In the previous Coface quarterly barometer published on February 4, 2020, we anticipated that the main risks for the world economy in 2020 would be, paradoxically, of non-economic nature.

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THE "MADE IN RUSSIA" STRATEGY: A LIMITED INSTRUMENT FOR ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION

Faced with fluctuations in hydrocarbon prices and economic sanctions from Western countries, Russia has developed a strategy that favours "Made in Russia" - but the results have remained mixed.

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AGRI-FOOD SECTOR OUTLOOK: IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY MARKED BY PROTECTIONIST TENSIONS, WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?

Central to the current trade tensions, notably between the USA and China, the global agri-food sector is impacted by knock on effects, notably via downward trends on the prices of key agri-food commodities, such as soybean.

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COFACE FRANCE IS RECOGNIZED AS THE BEST CREDIT INSURANCE COMPANY IN 2019 BY INTERNATIONAL FINANCE MAGAZINE

Participating in this prestigious award for the first time, Coface France took the highest step on the podium, acknowledging the many initiatives deployed by Coface to better assist its customers.

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2019 SURVEY ON COMPANY PAYMENTS IN GERMANY: TURN OF THE TIDE

85% of companies report payment delays in 2019. This is an increase from 2017 by 7 percentage points.

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COFACE BAROMETER: GENERAL SLOWDOWN IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY DESPITE CENTRAL BANKS’ ACTIONS

With business morale being affected by a summer marked by a multiplication of areas of political uncertainty around the world, it seems likely that 2020 will be a year of economic decline.

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Corporate insolvencies in France: micro-entreprises in the wave’s trough

During the first four months of 2019, the rate of corporate insolvencies in France increased by +0.8%. This rate was particularly high during January and February, mainly due to the repercussions of the "gilets jaunes" (yellow vests) movement; however, the increasing rate of insolvencies declined in March and April. Nonetheless, Coface anticipates that, despite resilient economic growth, insolvencies will increase by +1.7% over the whole of 2019 (…)

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