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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.

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Poland: Payment delays between companies shorten during the pandemic

02/25/2021

The year 2020 was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to mitigate the impact of this difficult economic situation on Polish companies, various liquidity-supporting aid measures were introduced, such as tax and contribution exemptions and deferrals. As a result, despite the extensive economic crisis, payment delays between companies have shortened – however, with these aid measures are to be phased out in 2021, two thirds of companies expect their business activities to deteriorate this year.

Coface Study: Insolvencies in Romania decreased by 13% in 2020 compared to the previous year and are at the minimum of the last decade

02/17/2021

The most recent study by Coface Romania shows that in 2020, 5,564 new insolvency proceedings were opened, with -13% below the level registered in the previous year. Last year also reported the minimums of the last decade in terms of payment incidents (only RON 2.2 billion, -29% vs. 2019) and the regeneration ratio (OUT: IN = 1.19) in the business environment. All these positive developments are exceptional, given that they were recorded in a year with the most severe economic contraction of the last decade in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Coface Barometer Q4 2020 - An uneven recovery

02/17/2021

As it releases its latest quarterly risk Barometer, and its annual Country & Sector Risk Handbook, Coface, a leader in credit insurance, highlights an uneven recovery across countries, sectors of activity, and income levels. Although the performance of China and other Asian economies is boosting global growth, the main mature economies will not return to their pre-crisis GDP levels this year. This rise in inequality, along with public dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the pandemic in many countries, is conducive to the emergence of more frequent potential protests and violence this year.

COFACE FY-2020 RESULTS: NET INCOME AT €82.9M AND 100% PAY-OUT RATIO

02/11/2021

Turnover: €1,451m, down by -0.6% at constant FX and perimeter

Trade Credit Insurance decreasing by -0.8% at constant scope and FX
Client retention reaches new record levels. New business increasing to €138m
Improving pricing conditions confirmed and lower client activity continues

COFACE SA: MOODY'S RAISES THE OUTLOOK FOR COFACE TO “STABLE”

02/11/2021

Almost one year since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and the associated health and economic crisis, Moody’s has raised the outlook on Coface’s rating to stable.

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