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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

Energetic renovation keeps up activity

Labour and material shortages remain major issues

At the start of 2023, against the backdrop of rather gloomy economic forecasts, we looked for ‘bright spots’ in the global economy.

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.

The global economy is facing an unprecedented mix of challenges which are bringing it to the brink of recession in 2023.

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

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.

Higher sales prices do not yet compensate for rise in input prices

Only a slight increase in business failures expected

Lockdowns and woes in the real estate sector weigh on the industry

Gas supply is the key issue

Payment delays and defaults have started to increase in the industry

Many businesses are financially resilient after a good performance in 2021

Robust demand situation set to continue

Shortage of gas supplies is a major downside risk

Financially resilient businesses, but downside risks loom

Increasing insolvencies – but from a historically low level

Profit margins of many business increased in 2021, but several markets are facing major downside risks

Despite rising inflation in the eurozone, we argue it has not yet sprung loose from the ECB target in the medium term

Vietnam: despite some headwinds the economic performance remains strong, and provides business opportunities for exporters

Economic disruptions from the war in Ukraine, lingering lockdown restrictions and multi-decade high inflation have generated a new set of adverse shocks for the global economy

An economic rebound is underway and sectors have recovered, but downside risks persist

The impact of the alarming surge of inflation on businesses, and the consequent need to protect cash flow and profitability, lies at the heart of our latest survey in the USMCA.

The need for strong strategic credit risk management is a high priority in the Canadian market.

Over than 10% increase in the Mexico market in the levels of both B2B customer payment defaults and bad debts written off as uncollectible.

Days-Sales-Outstanding worsens (DSO) for one third of companies polled across all US industries. Payment default from B2B customers remains a major headache for companies.