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Coface Barometer: COVID-19 - heading towards a sudden global surge in business insolvencies

Coface Barometer: COVID-19 - heading towards a sudden global surge in business insolvencies

04/06/2020

At first, the COVID-19 epidemic in China only affected a limited number of value chains – but it has since turned into a global pandemic. Its repercussions have created a double shock – supply and demand – that is affecting a large number of industries in all over the world.

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Asia Corporate Payment Survey 2020: COVID-19 will overturn last year’s incipient recovery

07/01/2020

After a 2019 that was dominated by trade tensions between the United States and China, Coface has observed an incipent recovery in Asia (excluding China), supported by supply chain shifts and additional liquidity from the US Federal Reserve.

Are corporate balance sheets in Spain and Italy ready for the COVID-19 shock?

06/23/2020

Although the second quarter of 2020 is shaping up to be the most challenging period of the year, there are now good reasons to think that the road to recovery will be long and arduous. Despite immediate tax deferrals, liquidity guarantees, it is likely that many firms will find themselves in difficulty.

Business insolvencies in Europe: amendments to legal procedures temporarily postpone due dates

06/16/2020

Many European countries have temporarily amended the legal framework of default procedures to help companies deal with the crisis, postponing growth of insolvencies in Europe.

Business insolvencies in Europe: amendments to legal procedures temporarily postpone due dates

06/16/2020

The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are of an unprecedented scale in Europe. The twin supply-demand shock has resulted in the halting of production (at least partially) in many companies as employees cannot go to work and in a fall in consumptionbecause of mobility restrictions. The decline in revenues has deteriorated companies’ cash positions, fostering an increase in payment delays – and, ultimately, payment defaults.

From a massive shock to a diversified recovery

06/08/2020

A few weeks after the first containment easing measures, economic activity seems to be picking up in most European countries. However, about two months after China, this gradual and partial recovery will not erase the effects of containment on global growth.

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