Rising number of major insolvencies / Abundant cash reserves risk driver / 25% of companies worldwide wait 88 days or more to get paid / Euler Hermes report

More than 40% of western European supplier credits overdue / Credit-based sales particularly unpopular in Germany and Austria / Companies anticipate longer periods of payment / Atradius report

Post-crisis downward trend in insolvencies will end in 2016, credit insurer predicts / Much-dampened outlook for emerging markets / Euler Hermes report

B2B default payment rates hinder European recovery / Atradius says Greece and Italy most affected

More than one in three outstanding accounts in Europe are overdue / Risk of defaults on payments / Payment behaviour differs greatly among individual countries / Atradius payment barometer

PP futures trading goes live in Dubai and China / Concurrent launch designed to raise liquidity for global trading / “Transparent market and new pricing benchmark”

Dubai exchange to launch PP futures trading in February / Timing may reflect “Borouge 3” start

Business slows in Q2 / Meeting 2013 earnings targets now more challenging, CEO says

Report reveals 30% of B2B receivables paid late in western Europe / Greece sees highest average default rate, followed by Italy / New Atradius study

Payment practices in southern Europe suffer due to debt crisis / New study published by credit insurer Atradius

Late payments continue without prior agreement / Foreign customers favoured for credit terms / Over 30% of clients have asked for credit increase / Atradius survey

Payment default risks continue to worry European companies / Foreign and domestic customers' payment behaviour improves slightly / Latest Atradius survey

Proposal to cease “open outcry” plastics trading / Move to electronic and telephone trading likely

Dubai to trade plastics futures from Q3 2007 / Separate contracts for two regions of Asia

New regional futures contracts for polymers / Exchange hopes for increased liquidity