According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), global trade will be facing serious deglobalization in the upcoming years. Analysts believe that international exchange will stay here in the long run, however, it will most likely become more regional. Recent global developments such as COVID-19 pandemic, trade war and protectionism between China and the US, and [...]

Dear all, thank you for joining ALPHA CREDO at the Trade Credit Insurance Conference. We hope you gained meaningful insight into the world of trade credit insurance. Those who were unable to participate can download our keynote in the PDF format below. Lastly, we wish to kindly thank GZS (Chamber of Commerce and Industry of [...]

Third wave of the coronavirus pandemic slowed down expected economic recovery in the Euro area. Trade, transport, entertainment, and hospitality are among the sectors that were affected by targeted regional lockdown the most. Industrial sector, on the other hand, is recovering at a faster pace due to improved foreign demand. Median debt-to-equity ratio in the [...]

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Vaccine rollouts powered the global economy with optimism. Nevertheless, uncertainty is still present in the corporate world. There is a lot of worrying data on payment terms in Europe. Late payments are rising and so are write-offs. The global economy is expected to prosper in 2021 but its recovery is yet dependent on how the [...]

ALPHA CREDO team wishes you a healthy and prosperous coming year. Have lots of joy! Thank you for your continued support, trust, and partnership. We look forward to working with you in the years to come!

As the number of non-performing loans (NPLs) is expected to rise, the EU is one step ahead and had already set some guidelines that will assist banks with managing NPLs in order to keep their balance sheets strong and ensure that banks will be able to provide the more-than-ever needed liquidity to households and businesses. [...]

First the coronavirus, now sustainability. A new challenge in the globalised economy that can make or break future industry leaders. Will sustainable products be enough, or will companies have to re-build their business models? Oxford’s Dictionary offers two definitions for the word sustainability. The first definition states that sustainability refers to: “the use of natural [...]

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 [...]