News & Publications

News & Publications

Spotlight

Coface publishes CEE Top 500 companies

Coface publishes CEE Top 500 companies: Do external risks overshadow long-lasting solid economic growth in Central and Eastern Europe?

09/18/2019

The international credit insurance company presents its eleventh annual study on the biggest 500 companies in Central and Eastern Europe – the Coface CEE Top 500. It ranks businesses by their turnover and additionally analyses further facts such as the number of employees, the framework of the companies, sectors and markets as well as the new Coface company credit assessments. The economic development of the CEE Top 500 is representative of the market trend in the entire region.

News

Xavier Durand: “We're plotting a course through a world that is harder to predict” - Part 1

12/04/2023

At the end of November, Xavier Durand, CEO of Coface, gave a comprehensive interview to the newspaper L'Agefi.
In this first part, he explains the consequences of conflicts around the world for companies, and what this means for Coface.

The German Metals Industry - Negative outlook, but surprisingly positive payment behaviour

11/28/2023

The situation of the German metals sector has never been easy, but it got more challenging with the emergence of the competition of Chinese state-supported metal products as well as the downturn of the German automotive sector since 2018. Despite challenges, the payment behaviour has - counter-intuitively - improved over the years in the metals sector according to the results of our annual Germany payment surveys.

Egypt: no relief for the foreign currency squeeze

11/21/2023

Egyptian importers have encountered growing issues in obtaining foreign currency to settle their foreign suppliers.
Read our news to know more.

COFACE PUBLISHES CEE TOP 500 COMPANIES

11/15/2023

Despite initial concerns about the impact of the Ukraine war on Central and Eastern European (CEE) economies, the region has demonstrated resilience. However, due to the energy crisis and rising costs, the region has been progressively experiencing a slowdown.
Top 500 players: increase in turnover, net profits and employment, due to the macroeconomic developments

France corporate payment behavior survey in 2023

11/13/2023

In 2023, 97% of French companies have offered payment terms to their customers, with an average timeframe of 48 days.
Despite this, 82% of companies have recorded payments delays by their clients over the past 12 months. The majority stated that late payments were occurring more frequently, and for longer periods than last year. The deterioration in corporate payment habits is echoed in insolvency numbers, with an undisputed increase observed since the start of the year that has even overshot pre-Covid levels.

All Economic Publications

All Corporate Publications

Events

03/17/2021

COUNTRY RISK CONFERENCE 2021

The Coface Country Risk Conference is a catalyst of ideas and debates within the national business community. In 2021 the event celebrates its XVIth edition.

Journalists

If you are a journalist and would like to interview someone at Coface, obtain information or register to receive our press releases, reports, invitations, etc. Please contact: Communication Department comunicare-romania@coface.com
This site contains various resources that may interest you, such as: - Key Figures - Group Activity Report - News and Press Releases - Economic Studies - Insolvency Studies

Romanian

English

About Coface

Our offer

Economic Analysis

News & Publications

Contact us

Privacy Notice-Note of Information - Legal Notice - GDPR FAQ - Terms & conditions for Insurance - Imprint - Information about dividing - Contact - ANPC

Cookies management panel

Coface Youtube Channel

FREE
COMPANY SEARCH