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Central and Eastern Europe: Less business insolvencies despite temporary headwinds in the construction sector

09/08/2017

Despite some slowdown last year, average GDP growth remained at a solid level of 2.9% in Central and Eastern Europe. Economies have been benefiting from the favourable situation on the labour market, with contracting unemployment rates and rising wages. The improving macroeconomic environment has had positive effects on business. Company insolvencies dropped by 14% in 2015 and a further 6% in 2016. Over the course of last year, 6 entities per 1,000 became insolvent.

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Fitch affirms Coface AA- rating, with an outlook ‘stable’

09/08/2017

Fitch Ratings affirmed, on September 8th 2017, Coface AA- Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating. The outlook is stable.

Infrastructure: The Achilles’ Heel of Development in Latin America

09/08/2017

During the commodity super-cycle that lasted over a decade, until around 2014, Latin American economies showed robust performance.The poor performance of recent years highlights the region’s competitiveness challenges.

Coface Announces CEE Top 500 Companies

09/07/2017

The Top 500 companies generated EUR 580 billion in 2016 – a minor decrease of 0.6% – and experienced a greater downturn in net profit by -3.1% to EUR 26.3 billion. In contrast to the decrease in turnover and net profit, employment rates boomed.

Infographic: CEE Top 500 companies

09/06/2017

The CEE Top 500 companies generated a turnover of EUR 580 billion in 2016. The biggest companies experienced a decrease in turnover and net profit, but increased their workforces significantly.

Latin America: The Winners and Losers of “Trumponomics”

07/31/2017

Global credit insurer Coface released a report today outlining possible outcomes of US trade policies for the region, focusing on exchange rate, trade and investment.

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10/30/2017

Country Risk Conference (Serbia)

Country Risk Conference Serbia

11/07/2017

Country Risk Conference in Japan (Tokyo)

This is a high-level conference organised by Coface in Japan (Tokyo) to take stock of country and sector risks around the world.

11/09/2017

Country Risk Conference (Singapore)

This is a high-level conference organised by Coface in Singapore, the 9th of November 2017, gathering economists, companies, bankers, academics, journalists...

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