The key to successful international trade is accurate economic information - on markets and trade sectors - with an intelligent view of future trends. In this section, Atradius underwriters and economists provide monthly country snapshots with the issues that are currently impacting the local business environment and default expectations. Additionally, Atradius Economic Research regularly issues an economic outlook that gives a timely assessment of global economic events.
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Market Monitor May 2012: Electronics & ICT
Current performance and outlook of the consumer electronics/ICT sector in: France, Germany, the Netherlands, UK, US, Brazil, Russia, China, India, and Japan.
Additionally: performance overview – 14 industries in more than 30 countries.
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Market Monitor March 2012 - Retail
In many countries, the retail industry - especially that part of the sector dealing in consumer durables - is in trouble. But there are some exceptions to the gloomy trend.
For playback of UK & Ireland Retail Webinar recorded March 16th. Please click here.
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March 2012
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May 2012 - Atradius 4sight – Greece update
The Greek economy in limbo:
- The likelihood of a Greek exit from the Eurozone has increased
- An overview on the severe economic consequences
- Businesses that are most vulnerable to such an event
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Market Monitor February 2012 - Construction
Current performance and outlook of the construction sector in: Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, USA, Mexico.
Tentative signs of a US construction rebound, while in many EU markets building businesses suffer from low margins and cash flow problems.
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Feb 2012
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December 2011 - Atradius Market Monitor
Current performance and outlook of the chemicals sector in: Italy, Spain, Austria, Singapore, and Canada. Plus retail performance in Italy and Spain.
Chemicals appear to be outperforming other industries, but this rosy picture comes with a health warning.
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Dec 2011
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Atradius 4sight Oct 2011
Concise ad hoc updates on country and industry risks and opportunities.
In this issue: Portugal, Russia, Turkey, China and Mexico
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November 2011 - Atradius Market Monitor
The current performance and outlook of the steel and metals industry in the UK, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan, India and Russia.
India and Russia's steel industries remains buoyant, while Australia, the Netherlands and UK have challenges to overcome. In Japan, reconstruction work post-tsunami bodes well for the industry.
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Nov 2011
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Market Monitor October 2011
Current performance and outlook of consumer durables and food in the Germany, France, Mexico. Plus consumer durables in Finland, Poland, Hungary.
A potential economic downturn casts its shadow: less private consumption and lower confidence will inevitably affect the consumer durables sector.
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Market Monitor September 2011
Current performance and outlook of the construction and chemicals sectors in the US, Belgium, and Czech Republic. Plus construction in Switzerland, Sweden, and New Zealand.
In the US, the dire consequences of the ‘toxic mortgage’ crisis steadfastly refuse to go away, with high foreclosure rates and sales, house values and consumer confidence plummeting.
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Market Monitor August 2011
Current performance and outlook on the textiles/clothing sector in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, and China.
Additionally: construction in Italy and Spain
While much of Europe’s textiles/clothing industry is suffering in the face of Asian competition, their modest recovery is now largely led by sales Asia's emerging markets, particularly China.
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Atradius 4sight July 2011
Concise ad hoc updates on country and industry risks and opportunities
In this issue: Greece, Czech Republic, Egypt, Japan, and Thailand
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Market Monitor July 2011
Current performance and outlook of the consumer durables sector in the UK, the Netherlands, Ireland, Canada, Japan, and India
Additionally: the food sector in the UK and the Netherlands Between a rock and a hard place: in some countries consumer durables retailers increasingly suffer from consumer restraint and growing online competition at the same time, causing more insolvencies. |
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Market Monitor June 2011
Current performance and outlook of the mechanical engineering and steel/metals sectors in Germany, France, Denmark, Hungary and some main EU markets.
Mechanical engineering shifts into higher gear - the overall improvement in the global economy has led to more capital investment and demand for machinery products. This upswing has helped growth in the steel sector too.
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Market Monitor May 2011
Current performance and outlook of the electronics and ICT sectors in the US, Belgium, Singapore, Czech Republic, Norway, and Finland.
Additionally: retail in the US and Belgium
Many individuals now see consumer electronics and ICT as necessities rather than luxury items, which is why the industry continues to thrive, driven by fast-evolving tablet PCs and smart phones. |
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Market Monitor April 2011
Current performance and outlook of the steel/metal sectors in Italy, Spain, Austria, Slovakia, Turkey, and China
Additionally: the food sector in Italy and Spain
The steel/metals industries across Europe have taken different paths. As the Chinese government takes steps to cool down its economy, overcapacity of steel could become a problem. |
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Market Monitor March 2011
Current performance and outlook of the construction sector in the UK, the Netherlands, Ireland, Canada, and Australia.
Additionally: the transport sectors in the UK and the Netherlands
As stimulus expires and austerity measures start to take effect, construction performance remains sluggish in most of the markets. The number of insolvencies in this sector will remain high in 2011.
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Market Monitor February 2011
A double-edged future: Performance and outlook of the chemicals/pharmaceuticals sector in: France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and Mexico. While chemicals/pharmaceuticals show a good payment behaviour and below average insolvency figures, there are some business challenges in 2011.
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Market Monitor December 2010
For most, insolvency figures head in the right direction. The current business environment in: France, Canada, Italy, Spain, Norway, Australia, and India
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Market Monitor November 2010
What does the future hold? The current business environment in the USA, Belgium, Netherlands,Czech Republic, Portugal and South Africa
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Market Monitor October 2010
The rocky road to recovery. The current business environment in the UK, Mexico, Germany, Denmark, Hungary and Chile.
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Market Monitor September 2010
Steering a steady course to recovery. The current business environment in: Italy, Austria, France, Sweden, China, and Russia.
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Market Monitor August 2010
Are insolvencies at last stabilising? The current business environment in: The Netherlands, Spain, USA, Belgium, Poland, Japan, and Singapore
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Market Monitor July 2010
Are we seeing the 'beginning of the end' of the downturn? This month we focus on the business environment in Germany, Ireland, the UK, Mexico, Brazil, Australia and Turkey.
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Market Monitor June 2010
Will the euro crisis hamper recovery? The current business environment in: France, Canada, Italy, Norway, Slovakia, and New Zealand.
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Market Monitor May 2010
Swings and Roundabouts: In many countries, recovery is driven by some elements of their economies, while others are still hampering growth.
The current business environment in: USA, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Czech Republic.
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Market Monitor April 2010
Economic springtime for some after the long freeze, but still there are plenty of showers around.
The current business environment in: UK, Mexico, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Ireland, and Hungary.
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Market Monitor March 2010
Different markets, different perspectives: While growth expectations vary from country, credit restriction remains and issue for all European economies.
The current business environment in: Italy, Australia, France, Sweden, Portugal, and China.
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Market Monitor February 2010
A mixed insolvency outlook: Economic recovery will not herald an immediate return to the benign insolvency conditions that prevailed before to the onset of the crisis.
The current business environment in: The Netherlands, Switzerland, USA, Belgium, Poland, Singapore, and Japan.
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Market Monitor January 2010
On the rebound, but major risks remain: The stabilisation of Europe’s major economies continues, but insolvency levels will remain high in the coming months. The current business environment in: Germany, Spain, the UK, Mexico, Turkey, and Slovenia.
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December 2009 - Atradius Market Monitor
A brighter outlook - with every passing month, there are more signs of improvement in the overall economic climate. We review the current business environment in France, Canada, Italy, Norway, New Zealand, Brazil and Chile.
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November 2009 - Atradius Market Monitor
The economic recovery gains momentum. That said, we shouldn’t be too over-optimistic in our outlook. The current business environment in the US, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Slovakia, and South Africa.
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October 2009 - Atradius market monitor
Still a mixed picture. The current business environment in the UK, Mexico, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Portugal, and the Czech Republic.
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September 2009 - Atradius market monitor
Tentative signs of improvement: The current business environment in Italy, Australia, France, Switzerland, Sweden, China, and India.
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August 2009 - Atradius market monitor
The current business environment in The Netherlands, Ireland, USA, Belgium, Poland, Singapore and Chile. While generally decreasing, the current Expected Default Frequency levels for the US and Western Europe remain in line with readings from late 2008, indicating elevated default risk.
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July 2009 - Atradius-Market Monitor
While the reports in Market Monitor continue to show how markets and industries are still struggling with the effects of the recession, there are some positive signs of improvement in the levels of insolvency in this edition, as the Expected Default Frequency graph for all the major Western economies again shows a slight decrease.
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June 2009 - Atradius market monitor
In this issue we feature the following markets:
France – with a spotlight on the household appliances and dairy sectors
Austria – with a spotlight on the paper and timber sectors
and also Italy, Norway, Canada, New Zealand, Brazil, Japan.
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May 2009 - Atradius market monitor
The current business and insolvency environment in the US, Belgium, The Netherlands, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, and Atradius Collections sees a marked increase in its caseload.
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April 2009 - Atradius market monitor
The current business and insolvency environment in the UK, Mexico, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Greece, Portugal and South Africa.
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March 2009 - Atradius market monitor
The current business and insolvency environment in Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Hungary, Russia, Canada, China, and Australia
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February 2009 - Atradius market monitor
In this month's issue: current business and insolvency environment in The Netherlands, Spain, the US, Belgium, Austria, Poland and Indonesia.
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January 2009 - Atradius market monitor
– a monthly snap shot featuring our expert underwriters’ views on the current business and insolvency environment. This issue looks at Denmark, France, Germany, India, Turkey and UK |
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