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01/26/2024
Corporate news, Country risk and economic studies

Xavier Durand: “We’re seeing a wall of debt coming up with substantial due dates in 2025” - Part 2

In this second part of his interview, Xavier Durand shares his vision of the role of credit insurance in challenging times and the consequences of CSR policies on businesses.

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01/19/2024
Corporate news, Country risk and economic studies, Product news

Xavier Durand: “We're plotting a course through a world that is harder to predict” - Part 1

At the end of November, Xavier Durand, CEO of Coface, gave a comprehensive interview to the newspaper L'Agefi.
In this first part, he explains the consequences of conflicts around the world for companies, and what this means for Coface.

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12/05/2023
Corporate news

Coface Announces Lars Wallin as Head of Banks and Financial Institutions in the North America Region

Coface announced today the appointment of Lars Wallin as Head of Banks and Financial Institutions for the North America Region (NAR). Lars joins the Coface team to oversee the rapidly growing banking and financial institution segment which has found increasing value in Coface’s customizable trade credit insurance and business information offerings.

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11/20/2023
Product news

Business Tip for Better 360: Take the URBA wheel for a spin

Growing a business while minimizing risk isn’t easy. The constant monitoring of new and existing suppliers can certainly lead to one (or many) sleepless nights. For many companies, active risk monitoring requires filtering through many data sources in an attempt to connect the dots and distill data into actionable insights. And then to keep doing it – over and over again.

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10/19/2023
Product news

Coface North America economic update: Monetary tightening, easing inflation, and a looming shutdown

As we enter the fourth quarter for 2023, its time to look back on our economic bingo card to see what predictions delivered and what surprises stole our attention. At the start the year, Coface North America Economist Ruben Nizard outlined a trajectory for the region. Among the forecast included easing inflation and a U.S. economy avoiding recession despite mounting challenges.

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10/19/2023
Corporate news, Country risk and economic studies

Country and Sector Risk Barometer Q3 2023: Macroeconomics put to the test by microeconomic deterioration

All the leading indicators point to a sharp slowdown in activity in North America and the Eurozone towards the end of the year, and the recovery of the Chinese economy has rapidly collided with structural weaknesses and a lack of confidence among households and businesses. In this context, we have modified 7 country risk assessments (2 upgrades and 5 downgrades) and 33 sector risk assessments (17 upgrades and 16 downgrades).
More in our latest barometer.

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10/05/2023
Country risk and economic studies

Coface’s 2023 Germany Corporate Payment Survey Reveals Increasing Payment Delays, Growing Use of De-risking Strategies

As many COVID-19 support measures end and the impact of energy subsidies stabilizes, Coface’s 2023 Germany Corporate Payment Survey reveals an increase in the number of companies (76%) reporting payment delays this year.
Learn more in our full publication.

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10/04/2023
Product news

Vital Stats: Safeguard Your Business with Coface Trade Credit Insurance

Financial losses. Cash flow challenges. Reputation damage. No company wants to face nightmares like these that could disrupt operations, limit growth opportunities, and squash competitiveness. Fortunately, there’s a valuable tool that can help you manage risks associated with credit sales, ensure the continuity of your operations, and give you the confidence you need to pursue growth opportunities: Coface Trade Credit Insurance (TCI).

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09/29/2023
Corporate news

Moody's upgrades Coface's main operating company to A1 IFSR, stable outlook

The rating agency Moody’s, on 28th September 2023, has upgraded the financial strength rating (Insurance Financial Strength Rating – IFSR) for Coface to A1 from A2. The agency has also changed the outlook for Coface to stable from positive.

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09/20/2023
Product news

iCON by Coface: 24/7 Data You Can Depend on to Make Risk Decisions

When it comes to business, it matters who you work with. Choosing the wrong business partner, whether it’s a supplier, customer, or key vendor, can be risky, disruptive, and costly. But how can you see the risk before it impacts your business? For 75 years, Coface has been a global leader in risk management and trade credit solutions. Building on and leveraging our risk expertise, we’re proud to announce a new business information platform designed to give global insights and risk decisions at the click of your fingers.

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08/14/2023
Product news

Yellow’s $2.59 Billion Bankruptcy: Examining Impact and Insolvency Trends

Leaving a substantial debt of $2.59 billion in its wake, the third-largest U.S. trucking company, Yellow, made headlines in August by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, leading to the displacement of 30,000 workers and the announcement it will cease operations.

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08/01/2023
Corporate news

Coface North America Names Mark Jomaa Chief Operating Officer and Jacqui Jooste Coface Country Manager, Canada

Coface announced today Mark Jomaa has been appointed Chief Operating Officer for the North America region and Jacqui Jooste as Country Manager, Canada.
Both Mark and Jacqui bring proven track records of accomplishments which have raised the bar for customer experience in the risk management and trade credit insurance industries. Adding to the Coface North America leadership team, their work will help set a new standard for service delivery and operational excellence with North America.

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06/26/2023
Country risk and economic studies

Agricultural commodities under pressure

High production costs, trade tensions and increased weather risks will continue to weigh on global agricultural production in the months ahead.
Read our outlook on the agri-food sector.

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05/23/2023
Corporate news

AM Best affirms Coface rating at A (Excellent) with a stable outlook

Global credit rating agency AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of ‘a’ (Excellent) to Coface and its main operating subsidiaries. This rating reflects the agency’s belief in the strength of Coface group’s balance sheet, operating performance, business profile, and enterprise risk management.

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05/15/2023
Country risk and economic studies

7 tips for effective credit management and risk protection

Preventing delinquencies or collecting receivables immediately is critical to the survival of many companies. To help you gain insight into your own credit management and improve your business risk prevention, here are seven tips to better protect your business.

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04/18/2023
Country risk and economic studies

A further tightening of the oil market

In early April, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman announced combined oil output cuts of more than 1.1 million barrels per day (b/d), surprising the markets. This commitment follows a first production cut announced in October 2022 by OPEC+. It comes in addition of Russia's decision to cut output by around 500,000 b/d in reaction to the implementation of a EU ban on seaborne imports of Russian oil and oil products.
Read our press release here for more.

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03/13/2023
Country risk and economic studies

Silicon Valley Bank’s failure highlights heightened financial stability risks amid monetary tightening

California and federal banking regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and seized its deposits citing both illiquidity and insolvency. This is the 2nd largest failure of a U.S. financial institution after Washington Mutual in 2008. Read our expert's analysis of the situation.

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02/13/2023
Country risk and economic studies

Coface country and sector risks handbook 2023: major trends of the world economy

Coface launches the 2023 edition of its Country & Sector Risks Handbook in a brand new format but as always with our much anticipated country and sector risk assessments.

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02/06/2023
Country risk and economic studies

From excessive pessimism to excessive optimism - Coface Barometer Q4 2022

2023 starts with good news on the macroeconomic front. First, Europe has avoided a recession that looked long promised. Second, the prospect of a rebound in China in the second half of the year, also raises hopes for the global economy. In this context, Coface's risk assessments have changed only slightly, with 5 changes for country risks and 16 changes for sector risks. Discover which ones in our latest barometer.

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01/30/2023
Corporate news

Coface acquires North America data analytics boutique Rel8ed

Coface announces today the acquisition of North American data analytics boutique Rel8ed.

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