Atradius

MANAGEMENT West European companies under financial strain from late payments / Many offering longer credit terms to increase sales / Cautious optimism for year ahead, but concern on economic growth persists – Atradius report	04.09.2024
MANAGEMENT 8% bad debts ‘uncollectable' in CEE – report / Majority of firms say no significant change in billing policies	28.08.2024
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY GERMANY Sales increase in 2023 misleading / Revenue set to drop in 2024 / Chinese carmakers take the lead in e-mobility – Atradius	09.04.2024
MANAGEMENT Payment delays increase in Eastern Europe / Firms adopt tougher billing policies / Atradius survey report	07.08.2023
MANAGEMENT Late payments for 43% of B2B invoices in Eastern Europe / Liquidity problems plague companies / Energy crisis, geopolitical tensions major concern – Atradius report	26.01.2023
MANAGEMENT Soaring Asian write-offs hit liquidity / Use of trade credit rises / Strong financial management needed / Atradius report	07.09.2022
MANAGEMENT N. American firms take steps to reduce credit risks / Fewer days between invoicing, payment / Atradius report	25.08.2022
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EU new car registrations down sharply in H1 / Battery-powered vehicles enjoy gains / Components makers continue to struggle	12.08.2022
MANAGEMENT Global bankruptcies to rise 33% this year / Demand for credit insurance increases in Europe / Over 70% of firms expect growth in 2022 / Atradius reports	25.01.2022
MANAGEMENT Credit sales, late payments rise in Asia / Optimism on likely economic rebound / Global insolvencies to rise in 2021 as fiscal support wanes / Atradius reports	16.07.2021
ASIA Economic activity set to rebound in 2021 / Slow, partial decoupling from China / New US administration to have positive effect on Chinese relations / Atradius report	27.01.2021
MANAGEMENT Late payments rise in North America as Covid-19 pandemic bites / Mexico hardest hit / More companies using insurance and guarantees against default / Atradius report	24.08.2020
CHINA "Chinaplas 2021" taking place in country's technology hub / 19 halls and more online services at Shenzhen exhibition centre / Production of plastic products higher in May	25.06.2020
CHINA Economic growth to decline sharply in 2020 due to Covid-19 and trade dispute with the US / Oil demand looks set to recover in Q2 / Atradius and Wood Mackenzie reports	08.06.2020
POLAND Economic mood appears to be at all-time low / Coronavirus puts the brakes on automotive industry / Hard times for suppliers / Investments in packaging sector on schedule	03.06.2020
POLAND Plastics production and sales climb in 2019 / Insolvencies set to rise / Automotive sector under pressure	20.12.2019
MANAGEMENT Insolvencies for Western Europe rise in 2019 / US-China trade war and Brexit key drivers / Nearly 30% of invoices are unpaid at due date / Atradius report	13.12.2019
MANAGEMENT Payment risk in German automotive industry worsens / Margins fall due to higher material and labour costs / Stiff competition challenges SMEs / More European supplier insolvencies expected / Atradius “Market Monitor” 2019	02.12.2019
MANAGEMENT Payment default risks rise in Turkey / Construction industry particularly risky / Uncertainties threaten plastics sector / Atradius report	09.09.2019
MANAGEMENT High payment risks in the Nordic region / Liquidity shortage risk in construction and retail industries / Atradius report	02.09.2019
MANAGEMENT More Asia-Pacific businesses taking a strategic approach to credit management / Total value of B2B sales on credit rise to 55.5% from 48.1% last year / Atradius report	15.07.2019
SPAIN Production value of plastics processing declines slightly / Employment now above the pre-crisis level / GDP growth loses dynamism / Political uncertainties continue	05.04.2019
MANAGEMENT Global insolvencies forecast to rise in 2019 led by China / Western Europe a key contributor to top business failures / North America to plateau / Euler Hermes report	01.03.2019
BREXIT Companies withdrawing operations from UK / CEO Tom Enders warns that Airbus could make a “very harmful decision for the UK” / Dyson, Philips and Sony in the process of relocating	31.01.2019
UNITED KINGDOM UK corporate insolvencies likely to rocket in the face of a "no-deal" Brexit / Atradius report	30.01.2019