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#Corporate news
2024 results: net income at €261.1m, up 8.6%, and proposed dividend at €1.40
Coface publishes its 2024 annual results, with a net profit of €261.1 million, up 8.6%, and a proposal to pay a dividend of €1.40 per share.
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#Corporate news
Coface appoints Gonzague Noël as Group Chief Operating Officer
Coface announces the appointment of Gonzague Noël as Group Chief Operating Officer. This change is effective as of 3 February 2025. Based in Paris, Gonzague reports to Xavier Durand, Chief Executive Officer of Coface. He replaces Declan Daly, who is pursuing his career outside the Group.
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#Corporate news
Coface to acquire Cedar Rose Group, strengthening its information services
Coface announces that it has signed an agreement with Cedar Rose Group, strengthening its information services in the Middle East and Africa.
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#Economic publications
Country and Sector Risk Barometer 2025: Into the Wild
What will 2025 look like? Last year's electoral uncertainty may have been (partly) removed, but the horizon is still far from clear and the risks have rarely seemed so high. in the context of our central scenario we have revised seven country assessments and 20 sector assessments.
03 / 02 / 2025
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#Economic publications
Deepseek sends shockwaves across AI industry and financial markets
On 27 January 2025, a tremor swept through the financial markets and the artificial intelligence industry. Chinese start-up DeepSeek has developed an open-source, cost-efficient artificial intelligence model which has left some analysts skeptical but could threaten hundreds of billions invested in AI infrastructure.
28 / 01 / 2025
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#Economic publications
Canada digs into tariff trenches as the trade war brews
While U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada has been postponed to Feb. 1, uncertainty looms over a potential trade war and its economic repercussions. Discover what’s at stake and how Canada might respond.
28 / 01 / 2025
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#Expert advice
Fragmented globalisation: From geopolitical fracturing to economic and financial fragmentation
Geostrategic tensions are impacting the global economy, calling into question three decades of commercial and financial integration. Faced with a possible regionalisation of trade and a reorientation of flows, experts in finance, industry and logistics shared their analyses of this major economic transformation during our Country Risk Conference on 4 February.
20 / 02 / 2025
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#Expert advice
Fragmented globalisation: Fracturing and geopolitical restructuring
In a context of persistent conflicts and failed global governance, international tensions are intensifying. In the face of Trump's possible re-election, three experts analyse, during our last Country Risk Symposium, the transformation of international relations, the global geopolitical reconfiguration and its impact on business strategies.
18 / 02 / 2025
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#Expert advice
Artificial intelligence: a real industrial turning point?
As the International Summit on Artificial Intelligence ends in France, the widespread adoption of generative AI by businesses is generating countless debates (and its share of fantasies). Swift progress in this area is no longer limited to tech and service leaders but is impacting all companies and global trade. From processes to products, what are the opportunities and risks of implementing AI for the manufacturing sector and credit management?
11 / 02 / 2025
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#Our solutions
JJA: “A global network of local experts and a dedicated team: that's the benefit of Coface's Debt Collection services”.
Trade Credit-insured against the risk of non-payment with Coface for fifteen years, the then SME, which is now an international midsize company, chose our solutions to collect its non-guaranteed receivables in France and worldwide.
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#Our solutions
Coface x Enedis: “With Coface's enriched data, we benefit from the best of both worlds: human expertise and artificial intelligence!”
Whether it involves comprehensive monitoring of its risks, assessing the financial health of a supplier or fuelling decisions on global investment projects, Enedis relies on Coface's information services. Luba Kotyk, Head of Financial Risk Control, explains the advantages of Coface data and what makes it unique: the combination of algorithmic data and human expertise.
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- #Expert advice
- #Our solutions
CFOs, Credit Managers: 5 ways to manage your commercial risks stress-free in 2025
Multiplying risks, accelerating payment delays, pressure on human resources, lack of appropriate digital solutions... Managing trade receivables is becoming increasingly complex for finance directors and credit managers, who are actively hunting for effective tools to anticipate and manage risks more effectively. And you, what kind of pilot will you be in 2025? 5 advices to give you a clearer picture.
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#Economic webinar
Sary ARIDIThe Essentials of Trade Credit Insurance [English Speaking Webinar]
25 / 02 / 2025
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#Conférence Économique
Bernard AWTrump 2.0 : Trade Retaliation and China’s 2025 Challenge [English Speaking Event]
18 / 03 / 2025
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