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Business failures in France are less frequent, but of a larger size

12/17/2019

While the number of companies facing corporate insolvency has decreased since the beginning of the year, their cost has increased, both financially and in terms of the number of jobs affected. After a difficult first quarter, marked by the repercussions of the “yellow vests” movement, the number of corporate insolvencies since the beginning of the year in France is set to decline for the fourth consecutive year. However, Coface expects a slight rebound in insolvencies in 2020 (+0.9%), mainly due to the expected slowdown in the construction sector, which was largely driven by public works in 2019 in the run-up to the municipal elections.

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The global automotive industry and enhanced regulations: a very steep path ahead

12/17/2019

Hit by increasingly stringent regulations, particularly for environmental purposes, the global automotive industry is facing a downturn and is being forced to reinvent itself.
In a gloomy global economic context, the automotive sector faces several very specific challenges, including stronger and stricter environmental regulations. As a result, car sales are experiencing negative growth not seen since the Great Recession of 2008 and there is an uncertainty prevailing in the sector.

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Coface publishes CEE Top 500 companies

11/18/2019

The international credit insurance company presents its eleventh annual study on the biggest 500 companies in Central and Eastern Europe – the Coface CEE Top 500. It ranks businesses by their turnover and additionally analyses further facts such as the number of employees, the framework of the companies, sectors and markets as well as the new Coface company credit assessments. The economic development of the CEE Top 500 is representative of the market trend in the entire region.

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2019 survey on company payments in Germany: turn of the tide

10/25/2019

85% of companies report longer payment terms in 2019 vs 2017

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Coface Barometer: general slowdown in the global economy despite central banks’ actions

10/17/2019

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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04/08/2019

17. Coface Country Risk Conference Vienna

The Coface Country Risk Conference will take place in Vienna on 22 May 2019 for the 17th time. Coface invites experts from science and business to discuss the topic "Disruption. Will the economy collapse or will it "only" be revolutionized?" at the Novomatic Forum in Vienna.

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