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Survey: How much Covid-19 shifted finance leaders' priorities
21 July
A new report from Euler Hermes examines how much the Covid-19 crisis shifted European financial leaders’ confidence and priorities for 2020.
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The insolvency time bomb: prepare for a record-high increase in insolvencies, the collateral damage of the Covid-19 crisis
16 July
Euler Hermes’ global insolvency index is expected to reach a record high of +35% cumulated over a two-year period (after +17% in 2020 and +16% in 2021) as the global economy faces a U-shaped recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.
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Report Finds A Strong Economic Recovery Relies on Safe and Continued Trade Supported by Credit Terms
10 July
A new report commissioned by trade credit insurers Euler Hermes, Coface and Atradius found that a lack of support for the trade credit insurance (TCI) industry could disrupt the stability of millions of businesses across the U.S.
Covid-19
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The cost of chaos
05 June
The post-Covid world will emerge with a paradox: a possible massive calling for state intervention to act both on the pandemic itself and on the recession, and at the same time, massive public debt which can hinder their possibilities for intervention in the long term.
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Global vs Local: The future of Trade and the Economy
05 June
The speed at which Covid-19 spread around the world also highlighted the potential vulnerability of some industries when borders are closed and supply chains are not ensured. Find out more in our report
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Technology : A new golden age?
05 June
Technology is the big winner in the face of Covid-19 and it will continue its rise within all aspects of our lives (e.g. education, health, retail, communication, payment and signature). Read more about the world post Covid-19.
Economic Insights
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Close to 150 large companies went bust in Q2 2020
29 July
The cumulative turnover of insolvent major companies also surged to EUR106.9bn (+155% q/q and +138% y/y).
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Covid-19 to increase firms’ liquidity needs to a record USD8tn as payment delays and inventories surge
27 July
The prolonged supply-chain disruption likely due to future targeted lockdowns and companies’ precautionary stockpiling will push inventories up in H2 2020.
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Bruised but not beaten, Europe’s textile industry is a perfect candidate for a greener and digital recovery
22 July
An unprecedented disruption in trade, manufacturing and retail activities, followed by a major economic crisis, will send the turnover of the European textile and apparel industry down by -19% in 2020.
Innovation
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MyEH: how we use digital transformation to support businesses
11 June
Read the interview of our IT Manager Julien Frérot who explains how we used technology to build MyEH and help our customers to manage their policies.
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Reinforcing our level of service towards customers
28 May
In this interview, our new Group Head of Customer Service tells us about the projects she’s working on, including our customer platform MyEH. Read more.
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How we’re transforming customer experience
27 January
How were customers’ needs taken into account when creating our new customer platform MyEH? Read the article to find out how customer experience is our top priority.