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9M-2020 Financial Results: Strong balance sheet and positive operational KPIs
Coface releases its 9M-2020 Financial Results : A strong balance sheet and positive operational KPIs allow to launch share buyback programme
German companies have switched to “crisis-mode” and offer less payment terms
German companies want to cash in as early as possible, according to the fourth edition of Coface’s survey on corporate payment experience in Germany, conducted in July and early-August 2020, with 753 participating companies located in Germany.
Coface reports a positive net income of €11.3m for the second quarter 2020 and continues to implement its strategic plan
Turnover for the first semester: €725m, down 0.6% at constant FX and perimeter: Client retention and new business achieve record levels, with a positive net production of €33m. First effects of re-pricing are now visible (+0.2%). Revenues from services progress by 7%, including information services up by 13%. Client activities continue to slowdown – a trend expected to continue over the following quarters.
Post-pandemic production relocation: an opportunity for CEE countries?
Foreign trade and inclusion in supply chains had already increased in recent years, supported by EU membership by most CEE (Central and Eastern European) countries in 2004.
United States: Two-speed business bankruptcies
As the COVID-19 epidemic hits the United States very hard, Coface forecasts in its baseline scenario that the country's GDP will contract by 5.6% in 2020, before rebounding by 3.3% in 2021. Nevertheless, this forecast is threatened by the resurgence of the outbreak in several states, which are already pausing or even reversing the resumption of activity after the extensive lockdown of April.
Coface: A world of trade
Country & Sector Risk Barometer: Q3 2020 Quarterly Update
Germany Corporate Payment Survey 2020: German companies have switched to “crisis-mode” and offer less payment terms
Panorama: Global renewable energies climb despite COVID-19
The Netherlands - Corporate Payment Survey 2020
Post-pandemic production relocation: an opportunity for CEE countries
