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#Corporate news
In a recent interview with Le Revenu, Xavier Durand, CEO of Coface, shares his thoughts on risk management, current economic challenges and the place and role of data and innovation in risk analysis and prevention.
#Corporate news
As a global leading player in trade credit risk management for more than 75 years, Coface helps 100,000 companies grow across some 200 international markets. Discover how Coface helps you trade smarter.
#Corporate news
The rating agency AM Best, on 29th May 2024, has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) to ’a+’ (Excellent) from ‘a’ (Excellent) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating – IFS rating of A (Excellent) of Compagnie française d’assurance pour le commerce extérieur (la Compagnie), Coface North America Insurance Company (CNAIC) and Coface Re. The outlook for these ratings is “stable”.
#Economic publications
The escalating trade war between the United States and China has reached a critical point, threatening to severely disrupt global trade. Reciprocal tariffs of over 100% are making trade between the two economic giants prohibitively expensive. The risk of recession, both for the US economy and the global economy, has increased significantly.
#Economic publications
Political instability, social unrest, geopolitical rivalries, the rise of populism, armed conflicts, coups d'État... After a year of electoral fervour, combined with geopolitical turmoil affecting global trade, political risk is now a lasting, complex and worrying reality that companies must deal with.
#Economic publications
The South African steel industry is navigating turbulent times, shaped by global market pressures and internal economic challenges. Shrinking demand, rising competition from imports, and logistical inefficiencies are undermining local production. Notably, ArcelorMittal’s recent closure of long-steel plants in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal has heightened concerns over the sector’s viability.
#Expert advice
In the current economic climate, even a single unpaid invoice can quickly disrupt your business, seriously undermine your cash flow and even threaten the viability of your company. For companies, Debt Collection is a strategic lever to protect themselves against late payments and insolvency. Check out our tips on how to effectively manage your receivables before they become bad debts.
#Expert advice
Economic turmoil, waves of bankruptcies, (geo)political instability, unpaid bills: in our permacrisis world, a single bad decision about a client or supplier can jeopardise your business strategy. From data collection to insights generation, find out how Smart Data can help you minimise your risks, maximise your growth and bring confidence to every decision.
#Expert advice
While the global economy is reshaping and advanced countries are slowing down, hopes for global economic rebounding rely on emerging ones. If China, the largest emerging economy, is stuck in a structural slowdown, which countries can take over and offer the most opportunities to companies this year? Outlook for 2025.
#Our solutions
Macroeconomics, geopolitics, insolvency or bankruptcies: Disruption can come out of the blue! One wrong commercial decision can impact seriously your business. But what if you had a simple way to assess financial health of your counterparts at a glance? Let’s dive into Urba360 Score and how it can bring confidence to every decision and help you trade smarter.
#Our solutions
Trade Credit Insurance and Business Information services: whether to cover its client risk, provide third-party guarantees or better control its supplier risk, Renault Group relies on Coface's leading global ecosystem and expert solutions to mitigate its commercial risks. And this, since 1958!
#Our solutions
A growing need for high added-value data and powerful key indicators to anticipate non-payments and master customer risk: who said that Business Information services were only for large companies? Sharing experience and use cases of Coface's Business Information solutions with Nicolas Brion, from Moine Recyclage, a French SME with that manages its commercial risks with Urba360.
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