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Swedish companies have strong concerns looking ahead about how they will be affected by new regulations related to European and global climate change goals.

A sharp worsening of B2B customers' payment practices during the past months prompted a range of actions in response by companies polled in Ireland.

French businesses polled across various sectors acknowledged the value-added benefits of strategic credit management in the current volatile and extremely unpredictable economic environment.

Swiss companies express anxiety about the impact of exchange rate swings on the business. They fear that it will create pressure on both export demand and on operating margins.

As the economy faces headwinds chiefly due to weak domestic demand, uncertain exports trend and high borrowings costs, Spanish businesses withstand trade credit risk to strengthen cashflow.

Dutch companies’ response to a gradual decline in payment morale of B2B customers during the past months was sharper focus on working capital management.

Sharp downward trend in B2B sales on credit of Danish companies. Key factors are weak domestic demand, strong export headwinds and enhanced perception of the risk of B2B payment default.

The Atradius Payment Practices Barometer is an annual survey of business-to-business (B2B) payment practices in markets across the world. These are the 2023 survey findings for Western Europe.

Le crédit commercial est utilisé par 55% des entreprises belges pour combler les déficits de liquidités et maintenir un flux de trésorerie sain

Le secteur mondial des transports est-il sur la voie de l'enfer climatique ?

Regardless of the election result, the next Turkish government faces a complicated set of macroeconomic problems

L'industrie sidérurgique est-elle sur la bonne voie pour atteindre les objectifs climatiques mondiaux ?

Fears of a banking crisis have arisen as several midsized US banks have filed for bankruptcy and Credit Suisse ran into trouble

Forte augmentation de l'insolvabilité dans certaines grandes économies en 2023, suivie en 2024 d'une année de relative stabilisation.

The energy transition offers benefits for fuel importers in declining their import bill. Nevertheless, not all their problems are likely to be resolved.

The economic recovery in Asia is losing steam, but not for long

Energy markets were shaken by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Perhaps paradoxically, this is also acting as a catalyst to accelerate underlying trends in the energy mix towards clean energy.

Construction activity in advanced markets remains subdued in 2023

Government support sustains non-residential building activities

Labour shortage and higher wage costs are serious issues

A marked decline in residential construction activity

Increase in insolvencies, but from a historically low level

A substantial increase in business failures is expected

Woes in the residential construction segment

Structural weaknesses continue to impact credit risk

Freeze of EU funds severely affects civil engineering

La rénovation énergique maintient l'activité

Labour and material shortages remain major issues

Au début de l'année 2023, sur fond de prévisions économiques plutôt sombres, nous avons cherché des " points lumineux " dans l'économie mondiale.

After decades of high economic growth, the Chinese growth engine is slowing down, raising the question of whether the economy could fall in the middle-income trap

High food prices add to Sub-Saharan Africa's economic woes

The Atradius Payment Practices Barometer is an annual survey of business-to-business (B2B) payment practices in markets across the world. These are the survey findings for Eastern Europe.

Une stagflation « light » pointe à l'horizon

Chemicals - global performance at a glance

A sharper focus on de-carbonisation strategies

Lockdowns and lower economic growth weigh on the industry

Subdued demand, but deterioration of profitability should remain limited

Still resilient, but profitability is under threat

Increasing pressure from overseas competitors

Most businesses are able to cope with the difficult market conditions

More resilient to market shocks than other industries

Pressure on profitability to remain limited

Concerns about liquidity strain have increased

Le Baromètre Atradius des paiements est une enquête annuelle sur les pratiques de paiement B2B sur les marchés du monde entier.

The Atradius Payment Practices Barometer is an annual survey of business-to-business (B2B) payment practices in markets across the world.

Businesses experience difficulties to source inputs as a result of shocks to global value chains

As government support measures related to the pandemic have ended almost everywhere, we expect insolvencies to rise sharply in some major markets.

Ongoing political uncertainty could weigh negatively on investor sentiment

Companies polled in India told us of the difficulty they found in collecting long unpaid trade debt.

Still robust demand from construction, but downside risks persist.