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    The Role of Trade Credit Insurance in Protecting UAE and GCC Companies from Rising Global Insolvency Risks

    Credit risk insurance is becoming central to how UAE businesses manage exposure in a market shaped by rising insolvencies. If you sell on credit, you carry risk with every transaction. The scale of that risk is increasing. Across global markets, insolvency levels are climbing due to cost pressure, tighter liquidity, and slower payments. These trends do not stay local. They reach your customers, your partners, and your cash flow.

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    Managing Supply Chain Fragility in the GCC: Why Trade Credit Insurance Is Becoming a Strategic Necessity

    Supply chain pressure across the GCC is not only about delayed shipments, logistics disruption, or rising costs. For many businesses, the bigger risk appears when customers delay payment, default, or become insolvent. When receivables are not collected on time, cash flow tightens and the impact spreads across operations, supplier payments, and future growth. Trade credit insurance helps protect businesses against this buyer non-payment risk. At Coface, we work with businesses across the GCC to build structured, data-led approaches to managing supplier exposure. We combine regional insight with one of the world's most comprehensive trade intelligence databases, giving you the visibility you need to act before problems escalate.

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    EU–US: a trade compromise to avert escalation, but under close scrutiny

    The compromise reached on 20 May between the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament on the texts ratifying the Turnberry Agreement marks a new stage in trade relations between Brussels and Washington. But behind the appearance of a transatlantic thaw, the agreement primarily reflects a risk management approach: the aim is to avoid a new surge in US protectionism whilst retaining the means to retaliate should the United States renege on its commitments.

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    Middle East: a cost shock, not (yet) a supply shock, for China

    Better equipped than its competitors to deal with energy shocks, China is currently limiting supply disruptions linked to tensions in the Middle East. However, rising input costs, combined with a slowdown in global demand, are weighing on already stretched corporate margins.

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    US tariffs: One year on, where do we stand?

    The trade war dominated economic news in 2025, and all the signs suggest it is far from over. Firstly, this article reviews the evidence pointing to the cost of tariffs being absorbed primarily by US companies. It then assesses the resilience of global trade.

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    The Role of Trade Credit Insurance in Protecting UAE and GCC Companies from Rising Global Insolvency Risks

    Credit risk insurance is becoming central to how UAE businesses manage exposure in a market shaped by rising insolvencies. If you sell on credit, you carry risk with every transaction. The scale of that risk is increasing. Across global markets, insolvency levels are climbing due to cost pressure, tighter liquidity, and slower payments. These trends do not stay local. They reach your customers, your partners, and your cash flow.

    Learn more

    • #Corporate news
    • #Economic publications
    • #Expert advice

    Managing Supply Chain Fragility in the GCC: Why Trade Credit Insurance Is Becoming a Strategic Necessity

    Supply chain pressure across the GCC is not only about delayed shipments, logistics disruption, or rising costs. For many businesses, the bigger risk appears when customers delay payment, default, or become insolvent. When receivables are not collected on time, cash flow tightens and the impact spreads across operations, supplier payments, and future growth. Trade credit insurance helps protect businesses against this buyer non-payment risk. At Coface, we work with businesses across the GCC to build structured, data-led approaches to managing supplier exposure. We combine regional insight with one of the world's most comprehensive trade intelligence databases, giving you the visibility you need to act before problems escalate.

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