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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.
What would happen to your business if a major buyer said it could not pay for the goods or services it had received? No business is immune to this risk. Today, macroeconomic headwinds, global logistics disruptions and rapidly changing market conditions are creating financial difficulties even for long-standing partners previously considered highly reliable. The insolvency of a single buyer can disrupt your cash flow overnight and bring planned expansion to a halt.
Geographical proximity, the single market, long-standing trading partners… Recovering a debt in Europe may seem straightforward. However, over 70 per cent of businesses face late payments, and debt recovery practices vary significantly from one country to another. Because an unpaid debt is not handled in the same way in London, Milan, Madrid, Brussels, Zurich or Warsaw, Coface’s experts share their advice on how to avoid the most common mistakes, adapt your approach to the local context and maximize your chances of recovery.
Geopolitical tensions, slowing growth, supply chain disruptions, and mounting regulatory risks: businesses today operate in a world where uncertainty has become the norm. The question, therefore, is no longer how to eliminate risk — that is neither realistic nor desirable — but how to make the best possible decisions in a constantly changing environment.
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Exporting is no longer just an option. For many small and medium-sized businesses, it has become a key lever for finding new growth opportunities. Faced with a sometimes sluggish domestic market, more and more companies are looking beyond their borders. Yet in a context marked by geopolitical tensions, economic volatility and pressure on international trade, expanding sales abroad also means facing greater uncertainty: foreign customers that are harder to assess, longer payment terms, and an increased risk of non-payment.
The main obstacle to business growth is no longer just the market, but also companies’ ability to make decisions. According to the latest Coface survey of 1,250 business leaders in 13 countries, 68% of them cite slow decision-making as a major obstacle. In a highly uncertain environment, businesses are no longer simply seeking to avoid risk: they must learn to make decisions more quickly. A transformation is underway, gradually turning risk into a driver of decision-making and growth.
With growing insolvencies and payment delays under pressure, accounts receivable management can no longer be driven by looking in the rear-view mirror. By combining robust risk data with agile operational governance, you can turn early warning signs into operational decisions to speed up your cash flow.
Sanctions, financial losses, reputational damage to your company: compliance is no longer just a regulatory formality, it’s a concrete business risk that needs to be closely monitored. Strategies, early warning signals, common mistakes: our experts share their solutions to strengthen your day-to-day monitoring of your clients and suppliers, make your decisions more reliable and secure your business.
You've just finished the final sprint of the annual closing without having managed to secure your accounts receivable? The end-of-year cash rush often reveals the same weakness: sales are registered, but unpaid bills pile up and cash flow is fragile. Because successful debt collection no longer relies solely on finance teams, discover how to mobilise your entire company and rely on tailored solutions to speed up your cash inflows and preserve your business relationships.
Before signing with a new supplier or customer, you check their financial health. But do you know if this partner is linked to sanctioned individuals or high-risk entities? A single problematic business relationship can be costly, in terms of cash flow, fines and reputation.
The annual Coface Baltic TOP 50 ranking shows that Lithuania has even further strengthened its position in the map of the major Baltic companies. This year, 28 Lithuanian firms made the list – two more than last year. In the meantime, the number of Estonian and Latvian businesses decreased, from 16 to 15 and from 8 to 7 respectively. While Lithuania was the only Baltic country to record GDP growth last year, this year and the next, Coface forecasts growth across all three economies: according to the latest estimates, GDP in 2026 is expected to grow by 3.3% in Lithuania, 2.1% in Latvia, and 2.6% in Estonia.
The final sprint to the end of the financial year is coming up fast, and every day counts when it comes to speeding up your cash inflows. With Coface's expert advice and insights from our clients, learn how to target bad debts, master your aging balance, mobilise your teams and leverage digital debt collection solutions to boost your performance and secure your cash flow before December 31.
With the rise of next-generation dashboards and connectivity solutions, commercial risk management is experiencing a paradigm shift: more intuitive, more responsive and more collaborative. From reporting to governance, discover how to harness the power of dashboards to steer your business with agility, performance and anticipation.
Too often perceived as a conflictual approach or a simple cash flow operation, amicable Debt Collection actually plays an essential role in your client relationships. As long as you adopt an amicable, human and differentiated approach according to your partners' situation. Expert advice, testimonials and useful cases to help you collect your unpaid debts without jeopardising your business relationships.
Slowing global growth, shifts in international trade, digitisation and automation of trade receivables, (geo)political instability: trade credit management is becoming increasingly complex, with the risk of affecting your company's cash flow and disrupting the development of your business. Here's how to make trade credit insurance your best weapon for avoiding bad debts and conquering new markets in this new commercial ecosystem.
AI and data are powerful tools for improving business management, but their adoption remains a huge challenge for executives. Security, ROI, technological integration and digitalisation: our Risk & Smart Data experts help you transform your data into genuine growth drivers and decision-making solutions. Find out all the keys to managing your risks and stay ahead.
Essential for anticipating business risks, information reports are also practical tools that support effective business management. Prospecting, sales, marketing, financial audit, securing the supply chain or accelerating your customer knowledge processes (KYC): these decision-making solutions guide you through every stage of your business.
Despite recent encouraging indicators on employment and public finances, the Italian economy is struggling to take off. Behind the façade, growth remains fragile, hampered by stagnant productivity and persistent structural challenges.
What if trade credit insurance was much more than just a safety net? Beyond protecting your company against unpaid invoices, trade credit insurance can help you increase sales, reduce financing costs and improve your profitability in the long term. Discover how trade credit insurance can become a valuable financial management tool and have a positive impact on your balance sheet and income statement.
A growth accelerator for companies, exporting increases the risk of non-payment and limits your chances of collecting your debts. Leveraging global expertise, local know-how and a powerful worldwide network, Coface's solutions maximise your chances of getting your invoices paid quickly, no matter where in the world, and so limit the impact on your company's financial health.
Late payments, cash flow issues, and insolvencies: VSEs-SMEs are more exposed and vulnerable to the risk of unpaid invoices and are therefore on the front line when difficulties arise. When order books are shrinking, payment terms are getting longer and cash flow is precarious, it's urgent to regain control of your accounts receivable. Here is our guidance on how to secure your cash flow and strengthen your company's resilience.
Collecting debts domestically is already tedious enough, but collecting debts abroad quickly turns into an obstacle course. Different business cultures, specific negotiation levers, lengthy and complex procedures, local legal specificities: the challenges are unique and the barriers are many! Our experts help you successfully collect your debts, regardless of where your debtor is located.
In the latest episode of Trade Talk, we delve into the critical role of trade credit in stabilizing emerging economies amidst monetary shocks from the US Federal Reserve. Join Mélina London, economist and researcher, on how inter-company credit can be a buffer against financial instability.
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