JUNE 2011
Coface study on the payment behaviour of companies in China.
For the eighth edition of its study on the payment behaviour of Chinese companies, Coface questioned more than 1,000 companies between October and December 2010. The objective of this study is to better understand the behaviour of Chinese companies in terms of domestic payment. Find out more about the results here.
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MARCH 2011
Coface’s financial recovery was confirmed in 2010, which saw a sharp decline in the loss ratio and an almost 4%
increase in turnover.
“After a difficult 2009, Coface’s operating profit improved by €355 million in 2010, bolstered by a 45-point
improvement in the loss ratio and faster expansion in credit insurance, our core business. This very positive trend
was accompanied by a significant increase in exposures provided to our clients to support their development,”
commented Jean-Marc Pillu, Chief Executive Officer of Coface. Read more here.
JANUARY 2011
Coface announces a new trend in the worldwide country risk scene: the
line between advanced countries/emerging countries is fading.
On the occasion of its 15th Country Risk Conference, Coface is expecting a moderate
slowdown of the global economy. Among the risks to be monitored are the continued tension
with the sovereign risks in the euro zone and the financing of growth in the emerging
countries. Coface indicates that it is now the time of converging risks between the advanced
countries and the emerging countries who have seen their rating improve with the test of the
crisis. Read more here.
Arenenud riikide/arenevate riikide vahel piirid on hääbumas...
AUGUST 2010
Coface confirms the strong recovery of its result in the 1st semester 2010
Recovery of Premium growth
New drop in the claims rate
Very strong growth in factoring
Reinforced financial solidity
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JUULI 2010
Rating agency: Coface filed for accreditation with the CESR
Coface intends to become the first global European rating agency and to contribute towards restoring confidence in corporate ratings
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JUUNI 2010
1. Fact and events concerning the Rating agencies Topic
• June 2: Rating agencies, already strongly criticized regarding their sovereign ratings in Europe, are all the more blamed when some Moody’s ex employees underline the pressure they received to give good ratings even if the products were not worth it.
• June 2: Christian Noyer, French central bank governor, told the Handelsblatt (one of the main German financial newspaper), that he thought credit insurers could become rating agencies (see articles below)
• June 7: Start of the “window” for accreditation applications for existing rating agencies according to the European regulation. Window will close on September 7.
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APRILL 2010
Three industrialised countries return to their pre-crisis rating, but Coface warns of a lag in recovery in the Euro Zone
Coface has raised its world growth forecast for 2010 to 3%. Three industrialised countries (Canada, Australia and New Zealand) once again have the highest ranking, A1, the risk level they had before the crisis. The United States’ A2 rating has been placed under positive watch. The Euro Zone, on the other hand, is still behind the United States, with a growth forecast reviewed downward to 0.8%. The recovery in the Zone shows three different country profiles which all have a weak growth forecast for 2010 in common.
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MÄRTS 2010
Coface announces good turnover resistance, a turnaround in its profits and a new credit insurance approach
The years 2008 and 2009 will remain those of the fifth global credit crisis, the most serious since the Second World War. World growth went from 4.2% in 2007 to 2.1% in 2008 and then to -1.9% in 2009, for an unprecedented growth drop of 6 points.
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VEEBRUAR 2010
Maine kadu on ohu märk
Krediidiraport annab informatsiooni äripartneri usaldusväärsuse kohta. Kuid kui seni põhinesid meie raportid suuresti vaid kvantitatiivsel materjalil, kuivadel arvudel, siis alates sügisest arvestame krediidiraportite juures ka kvalitatiivseid näitajaid ehk pehmeid fakte.
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JAANUAR 2010
Coface sees the end of the global credit crisis by easing the outlooks for its country ratings, but continues to pay attention to the threat of bubbles
During its 14th Country Risk Conference, Coface announces some 20 upgrades in country ratings. The credit crisis, which will have lasted two years as announced at the conference held in January 2008, has been of an unprecedented magnitude for the past 60 years. Since the second half of 2009, Coface has recorded a net reduction in payment defaults. Payment defaults, still up 19% in the 1st half of 2009, declined 40% in the 2nd half. Nevertheless, for 2010 Coface foresees a very soft recovery in developed countries, which is fragile due to the threat of various bubbles.
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OKTOOBER 2009
Maksehäireid endiselt palju
Emotsionaalselt usume, et meil hakkab majanduses kohe-kohe hästi minema. Oktoobri alguses kiirgas konjunktuuriinstituut positiivseid uudiseid, et poole aasta pärast on majanduse olukord parem kui praegu ja ilmselt nii see saabki olema. Häid uudiseid on vaja -need omakorda mõjutavad majandust positiivses suunas. Äririskide haldamisega tegelev Coface seevastu 2010. aastaks Baltimaades olulist kasvu ei näe, meie analüütikud prognoosivad jätkuvat langust. Määrav osa ses on firmade kehval tervisel.
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JUUNI 2009
Coface revises upwards its estimate of the contraction in world growth in spite of a few signs of stabilisation
Coface’s new growth forecasts published today take into account a growth contraction of 6.6 points between 2007 and 2009. Coface projects the 2009 recession at -2.5% and sees growth recovering in 2010, settling at 1.7%.
After having downgraded 22 countries in January and then 47 in April, Coface is now downgrading 13 country ratings, primarily for small or medium-size economies highly dependent on international trade.
Perceptible signs of the end of the recession, and the scenario of a weak and slow “L-shaped” recovery remains the most likely.
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APRILL 2009
The financial strength of companies continues to decline in most countries. Coface is nevertheless maintaining its ratings for China, India, Brazil, the Middle East and North Africa.
The credit crisis, which entered its 2nd phase in the 4th quarter of 2008, is worsening in all areas. After observing a decline in companies’ average financial strength in 22 countries in January, Coface performs new downgrades and negative watches concerning 47 countries.
Most countries have their ratings reduced by one notch (on a scale of 13), or by two in the case of the worst-affected countries (namely Spain, the UK and Ireland).
Only a few areas – India, Brazil, China, the Middle East and North Africa – are maintaining themselves at their previous risk level.
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MÄRTS 2009
In an exacerbated context of crisis, Coface maintains solid growth and limits the downslide in results.
Since the last quarter of 2008, the global credit crisis has entered a second phase. Coface*, backed by its solid fundamentals, is confronting the crisis with:
• an increase in turnover up by 7.1% in 2008 (6.5% at constant structure),
• a credit insurance loss ratio that has risen by 24 points up to 73%,
• and a net profit that has fallen to €94m (compared to €204m in 2007), the decrease being
limited by the improvement of the services and factoring contributions.
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Coface's analysis about crisis development
The first half of 2009 has confirmed the trend observed at the end of 2008: the United States, the euro zone and Japan have seen its production shrink. Therefore, the recession is of an unprecedented scope since the Second World War in the industrialised countries. Furthermore, it is synchronised, which is leading to record contraction in world trade (-11% for all of 2009 according to the latest IMF forecasts).
It is more pronounced in countries that are major exporters of capital goods (Germany and Japan).
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