Although smaller in size and with a feeble penetration rate, the Swiss credit insurance market is more diversified than many other countries, with no clear market dominance of any of the main credit insurers. That said however, the largest power shift in the market in...
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Euler Hermes published the analysis of the major insolvencies (companies with a turnover exceeding EUR 50m) on an international level for the first semester 2018: quasi-stable number vs. last year (+3 cases to 169) while cumulative turnover reached EUR62.3bn after increasing by +24% vs. H1-2017...
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The last survey of Atradius on paymen practices in Asia Pacific reveal that the poor payment behaviour, the lack of information about the business or payment performance of customers, and economic and political risks have led to a reduction in the proportion of B2B sales in the...
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Atradius' latest Global Economic Outlook predicts that 2018 should be another year of strong global growth (GDP growth up to 3.2%), the highest level since 2011. This growth includes advanced as well as emerging economies. However Atradius underlines the US policy uncertainty and a potential...
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The last analysis of Euler Hermes highlights a global increase of DSO by 2 days. US, part of Eurozone and China experience the highest increase in DSO. Upstream industrial sectors such as Electronics, Machinry & Equipments and construction have the highest DSO. [wpdm_package id='10097']...
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Central and Eastern Europe are undergoing a major period of change with the wave of elections without causing serious consequences for businesses. Coface explains it by other factors: acceleration of economic activity and increase of global demand, especially on the foreign markets [wpdm_package id='10019']...
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Euler Hermes publishes 2018 edition of the Enabling Digitalization Index (EDI) which measures the ability and agility of countries to help digital companies thrive and traditional businesses harness the digital dividend [wpdm_package id='9981']...
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Economic Research of Euler Hermes published its expectations of insolvencies for 2018: diminution of frequency of insolvencies however figures on major insolvencies (companies with a turnover above EUR 50 million) proves that major failures increased every quarter in 2017. [wpdm_package id='9972']...
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Atradius establishes here insolvency forecasts for 2018 supporting a 3% decline in 2018. This is the ninth consecutive year of improvement. The UK is the only notable exception to this trend (+4% in 2018) whereas the Eurozone economy is enjoying strong cyclical momentum. [wpdm_package id='9967']...
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Economic research of Euler Hermes provides a global overview by country and by source of complexity about the worst and best places to collect the debts. This analysis is done in 50 countries. This scoring of collection complexity combines expert judgement by Euler Hermes specialists...
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