Michael Bickers of BCR Factorscan, organisors of Receivables Finance International conference, delivered a speech on the “new normal” in Rome last week, reproduced below: Continue Reading

According to a Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) recent survey, UK manufacturing expanded at its fastest pace for 16 years. Continue Reading

2010 marks a full turnaround compared to 2009 Continue Reading

Warning: The Coface country rating does not concern sovereign debt, but rather indicates the average level of risk presented by the companies of a country in their commercial transactions. This average trend is not a guide to each company’s rating, which is determined by its own characteristics. It is therefore essential that partners of a company located in one of the mentioned countries check the company’s specific Coface rating. Continue Reading

Coface, a leading provider of credit management services for businesses in the UK and Ireland, is hosting its 5th Country Risk Conference in central London on Thursday 11th June.  The conference is free of charge to credit risk professionals and includes lunch and a complimentary copy of the Coface Handbook of Country Risk 2009.

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