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Think positive: risk insights to help you take the initiative
We all learned from bitter experience not to look too far ahead last year as successive waves of the coronavirus scuppered the permanent lifting of lockdown restrictions. However, the vaccination programme offers a chink of light ...
26 February, 2021
Brother International
By insuring all their European operations under one aggregated Coface program, Brother International Europe has gained financial savings, increased insurance coverage and a higher visibility of credit risk....
16 February, 2021
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...
10 February, 2021
The political risks of lockdown in the Netherlands and Germany
The political risks of lockdown in the Netherlands and Germany: coronavirus containment measures are leading to social unrest. Watch our video to learn more. For the latest information on Northern Europe, make sure to follow our ...
29 January, 2021
Coface forecasts China’s GDP
China’s economy grew by 2.3% in 2020 and 6.5% in the fourth quarter, reflecting a further recovery from the pandemic. Both industrial and services activity expanded at a faster pace in Q4 and contributed more to GDP...
27 January, 2021
25th annual Coface Country Risk Conference – A 100% digital event
2020 played host to an unprecedented health crisis, economic tensions that governments are still trying to manage, and numerous complications for businesses across the world. At our Country Risk Conference, we examine the...
26 January, 2021
What to do if your customers don’t pay?
Non-payments have always been a problem. But unsurprisingly the risk is getting worse since the coronavirus pandemic hit. The question is; what can you do about it? The new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 may have...
20 January, 2021
Five ways to evaluate the risk of bad debt
Company failures are likely to increase in 2021, exposing suppliers to the risk of bad debt that could threaten their survival. Here are five ways to determine whether your business is at risk....
15 January, 2021
Adding certainty in uncertain times
Most of us would agree that 2020 has been one of the toughest trading years in living memory. Unfortunately, one of the few things we can be sure of is that this turbulence will continue into the New Year, with two of the darkest ...
21 December, 2020