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Coface has renewed its signature of L’Autre Cercle’s LGBTQIA+ Commitment Charter. This move confirms the Group’s commitment to promoting an inclusive, respectful and safe working environment for all its employees.
Halfway through the deployment of its Power the Core strategic plan, Coface confirms its main financial targets (combined ratio, RoATE, solvency, payout).
What we dreaded at the beginning of the summer eventually came to pass. Rather than improve, the geopolitical situation has deteriorated once again, placing increasing weight on commodity prices and financial conditions, and therefore on economic activity. Coface consequently carried out 3 country downgrades and 4 upgrades, and made 20 changes to sector assessments (12 downgrades and 8 upgrades).
The summer period saw a broad-based surge across commodity markets, with no exception. Escalating tensions in the Middle East, the return of El Niño, climate disruptions, and growing needs linked to the energy transition are driving simultaneous increases in energy, agricultural, and industrial metal prices.
Coface publishes the 10th edition of its Corporate Payment Survey in Germany, conducted among 503 companies. While economic growth is gradually returning and German businesses are becoming more optimistic about 2027, this improvement has yet to translate into better payment behavior. 82% of companies experienced payment delays over the past twelve months, the highest level since 2019. At the same time, businesses are shortening payment terms to protect their cash flow, while long overdue payments and rising insolvencies continue to point to elevated credit risk.
Behind the apparent simplicity of AI, a global industrial and geopolitical battle is being waged. US leadership, the Chinese offensive, critical dependencies and European decisions: what are the geopolitical trends redefining the uses of data and AI? Insights from Aurélien Duthoit, sector economist at Coface, to help business decision-makers secure their growth in an era of major technological transformation.
More dashboards are no longer enough to support better decisions. With dormant data, scattered information and an overload of indicators, business leaders still struggle to turn information into action. Drawing on the findings of Coface’s 2026 Data & AI Barometer, discover 3 strategies to speed up your analysis, anticipate risks more effectively and make decisions with greater confidence.
How can you distinguish between a temporary disruption and a risk expected to impact the entire value chain? In an environment marked by sustained volatility, companies need to detect risks earlier and better anticipate how they will spread. For CFOs, the challenge lies in identifying weak signals, mapping dependencies and transforming information into swift, informed decisions. Coface’s experts decode the levers for moving from reactive trade risk management to a more proactive and strategic approach.
As a global supplier of spare parts for commercial aircraft, Sentry Aerospares often operates under pressure, dealing with demanding international clients, sometimes unstable markets, strained supply chains and critical payment deadlines. For nearly ten years, the UK-based company has relied on Coface to turn this pressure into a driver of its development, rather than a hindrance to its growth.
The leading UK distributor of consumer goods brands, DCS Group delivers products (food, household cleaning, health and beauty) to over 500 retailers and wholesalers across the UK. With growth having doubled over the past ten years, commercial risk management is a strategic lever integrated into the decision-making process. Real-time customer risk monitoring, protection against non-payment and debt recovery services: to continue on its growth trajectory, DCS Group relies on the solutions and expertise of Coface, its global partner for nearly 20 years.
A player in the ferrous metals trading sector, Vidalies operates in a highly cyclical market, where it faces significant volumes, substantial financial exposure, and strong pressure on payment terms. The company has made commercial risk management a key driver of its development, with Coface as a partner for over 50 years. Diane Vidalies, Managing Director, explains how it works and how it enables the company to remain open to opportunities — both in France and internationally.
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