Slowly approaching the last quarter of 2020 global economy is still facing great uncertainty – will there be a second wave? How will countries respond? Will the swift growth continue? Looking at the results of a survey carried out by the Pew Research Center (2020), we can observe that in some countries, people perceive more [...]

With supply falling short in the credit insurance market, businesses are facing difficulties at managing their credit insurance policies. Companies with already existing insurance policies are struggling to retain their coverages, while companies that are trying to establish their credit insurance policies for the first time are unable to obtain sufficient coverage for their credit [...]

Accessibility of special coverage in Short-term export-credit insurance The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is being felt by all businesses around the world. Current situation unprecedently threatens the global supply chains, financial markets and, above all, the operations and financial health of a large number of both Slovenian and foreign companies. As a result, there [...]

Spreading across the globe, coronavirus poses significant macroeconomic and microeconomic risks. Publicly discussed scenarios that were at first “cautiously benign or pessimistic” are now “pessimistic and extremely pessimistic”. In early March Moody’s analytics doubled its recession probability for 2020, from 20% to 40%. In late March, however, it estimated a sharp fall in economic activity [...]

At the end of 2019 give a moment of thought and take the time to celebrate all of your accomplishments! May 2020 be a prosperous year, filled with success and safe trade!

A slowdown in production and demand in the automotive industry will have a huge impact on EU jobs and the entire automotive supply chain. CFOs and corporate treasurers will be under pressure to assure liquidity and strong balance sheets in order to gain new projects. Producers of complementary parts for combustion engines might reconsider their [...]

Uncertainty mostly related to trade policy could in case of a further increase adversely affect business investment planes and lead to a worse outcome according to the new European Economic Forecast for Autumn 2019 conducted by the European Commission. Even though the EU economy is already affected by plenty of external headwinds, there is still [...]

We wish you merry holidays. May  the 2019 be the year of brave growth and safe trade!

We wish you merry holidays. May  the 2018 be the year of brave growth and safe trade!

All eyes are firmly fixed on 29 March 2019. This is the date that the UK is expected to leave the EU after triggering Article 50 on 29 March this year (2017). One certainty we have is that complete uncertainty pervades the air around Brexit! The ramifications of Brexit will flow through direct channels, with [...]