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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