#Corporate news
2024 results: net income at €261.1m, up 8.6%, and proposed dividend at €1.40
Coface publishes its 2024 annual results, with a net profit of €261.1 million, up 8.6%, and a proposal to pay a dividend of €1.40 per share.
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Corporate news
#Corporate news
Coface announces the appointment of Chris Murphy as General Manager for Hong Kong
Coface is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Murphy as General Manager for Hong Kong, effective immediately. Chris reports to Hugh Burke, Chief Executive Officer of Coface for the Asia Pacific Region.
#Corporate news
Coface announces the appointment of Supanwongse (Dean) Weeraworawit as Country Manager for Thailand
Coface is pleased to announce the appointment of Supanwongse Weeraworawit, known as Dean, as Country Manager of Coface for Thailand, effective January 1st, 2025. Based in Bangkok, Dean will report to Hugh Burke, Chief Executive Officer of Coface for the Asia Pacific Region.
Economic publications
#Economic publications
Political & Social Risk: what you need to watch out for in 2025
Political instability, social unrest, geopolitical rivalries, the rise of populism, armed conflicts, coups d'État... After a year of electoral fervour, combined with geopolitical turmoil affecting global trade, political risk is now a lasting, complex and worrying reality that companies must deal with.
#Economic publications
US ‘reciprocal’ tariffs: Trade war is declared
On April 2nd, or the so-called Liberation Day, President Donald Trump announced a drastic increase in tariffs on all trading partners: at least 10% for all countries, and much higher for some. Whether or not these measures remain in force remains an open question, but they are already an unprecedented shock to the post-war global trading system.
#Economic publications
Why the Brazilian economy is still not taking off
Fifteen years after hopes of economic development, the ‘Brazilian paradox’ shows that the country is still struggling to take off and realize its potential as an emerging power. Over the last ten years, its growth has remained weak and the share of manufactured goods in its exports has decreased.
Expert advice
#Expert advice
Emerging economies: which will be the most dynamic countries and which should be monitored?
While the global economy is reshaping and advanced countries are slowing down, hopes for global economic rebounding rely on emerging ones. If China, the largest emerging economy, is stuck in a structural slowdown, which countries can take over and offer the most opportunities to companies this year? Outlook for 2025.
#Expert advice
Will all of the advanced economies stay ahead?
Demographic ageing, slowing productivity gains, energy transition, technological competition: advanced economies are facing numerous complex challenges. In response, industrial policies are back in the spotlight, fostering competition. With the risk that desynchronised initiatives could trigger a race to outdo one another, leaving winners and losers.
#Expert advice
Fragmented globalisation: From geopolitical fracturing to economic and financial fragmentation
Geostrategic tensions are impacting the global economy, calling into question three decades of commercial and financial integration. Faced with a possible regionalisation of trade and a reorientation of flows, experts in finance, industry and logistics shared their analyses of this major economic transformation during our Country Risk Conference on 4 February.
Our solutions
#Our solutions
Moine Recyclage & Coface Business Information: “An invaluable business decision-making solution for an SME”
A growing need for high added-value data and powerful key indicators to anticipate non-payments and master customer risk: who said that Business Information services were only for large companies? Sharing experience and use cases of Coface's Business Information solutions with Nicolas Brion, from Moine Recyclage, a French SME with that manages its commercial risks with Urba360.
#Our solutions
Data & Tech @Coface Ep 5: Meeting with Aroni Chaudhuri, Economist
GDP, export volumes, inflation, political and social risk index: today, economists' work is fundamentally data-driven. Their assessments of a country or sector's commercial risk fully integrate data and advanced analytical solutions. In this new episode, our colleague Aroni Chaudhuri shares his challenges and explains how he leverages data and tech to offer unique insights to our clients and help them trade smarter.
#Our solutions
JJA: “A global network of local experts and a dedicated team: that's the benefit of Coface's Debt Collection services”.
Trade Credit-insured against the risk of non-payment with Coface for fifteen years, the SME, which is now an international ETI, chose our solutions to recover its non-guaranteed receivables in France and worldwide.
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