The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a mobility crisis, mainly because of physical distancing requirements and the necessity to avoid confined
Category: Coface

COFACE AND BANCA VALSABBINA JOIN FORCES TO SUPPORT COMPANIES IN ITALY AND INTERNATIONALLY
Milan, August 4, 2021 – Coface, a world leader in credit insurance, and Banca Valsabbina, bank operating in Northern Italy,

IS THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE METALS BOOM SUSTAINABLE?
The metals used in electric vehicles, such as lithium, cobalt and copper, are at the heart of the revolution currently

ASIA PACIFIC: CORPORATE PAYMENT DELAY TREND STABILIZED, COMPANIES SEE BRIGHTER OUTLOOK BUT RISKS AND UNCERTAINTY REMAIN
Coface’s 2021 Asia Corporate Payment Survey, conducted between October 2020 and March 2021, provides insights into the evolution of payment

COFACE BAROMETER Q2 2021: A TWO-SPEED WORLD
18 months after the start of the pandemic, access to vaccination is now the main factor setting the pace of

FOCUS ON REMOTE WORK : THE RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF VIRTUAL OFFSHORING
Remote work has emerged as a new norm during the Covid-19 pandemic. As we emerge from the crisis, this cultural

CHINA: RISING PAYMENT RISKS IN CONSTRUCTION AND ENERGY SECTORS DESPITE STRONGER ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Overall, the Chinese economy expanded by 2.3% in 2020, being the only major economy to record growth, and Coface expects

GERMAN STATE AID PROGRAMME COMES TO PLANNED END ON JUNE 30TH
The joint state aid programme of the German federal government and German trade credit insurers, set up to stabilize supply chains

THE PARADOX OF CORPORATE INSOLVENCIES IN EUROPE: MIRACLE AND MIRAGE
The economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic heralded major business failures and insolvencies in France, and across the eurozone

Global Risk Sector Assessment Map
Coface Sector Risk Assessments – Q3 2019 13 major sectors assessed worldwide and 5 financial indicators are taken into account:
