Indicateurs Risque Pays

This month we inaugurate a new section in which we would bring closer periodically the most important Country Risk evaluations for our clients.

PORTUGAL: due to the low credit levels and scarce growing perspectives the de it is expected that the default of payment remains specially in the retail, building and textile sectors.

FRANCE: the default of payment risk has stabilized and maintains itself underneath the average of the sis main economies of the EU. In any case, payment defaults would continue being a worrying source specially in technology and building sectors.

UNITED KINGDOM: in view of the perspectives of payments and currencies markets volatility we do recommend shorter payment delays and the contracting of an exchange insurance.

GERMANY: German companies payment behaviour has improved for 11th consecutive month thanks to economic recovery and better financing availability.

ITALY: default of payment risk is above European average, in spite of the improvement in payment behaviour experienced in the last few months. Low profitability, high ceases number and the economic situation worsening risk would affect the results of Italian companies in the next few months.

USA: in general terms, economic recovery is on its way but at a slower and slower pace. Industrial sectors are growing strongly while companies in other activities are having a worse payment behaviour.

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