Eurozone: 2016 ended on a positive note Preliminary estimates indicate that Q4 real GDP grew by +0.5% q/q, in line with expectations,. The pick-up is expected to have resulted from a boost to new export orders thanks to a weaker EUR, increasing prices which supported firms’ turnover, and a recovery in employment which supported private consumption. Confidence in the manufacturing...

Report No. 06/2017 on Vessel Casualty: We attach our Report No.06/2017 on Vessel Casualty.    In case, you have any interest in any of these vessels (import or export), please let us have the following details to enable us to take up appropriately with concerned authorities for General Average/Particular Average claims, if any.  If you have already received any intimation...

Report No. 05/2017 on Vessel Casualty: We attach our Report No.05/2017 on Vessel Casualty.    In case, you have any interest in any of these vessels (import or export), please let us have the following details to enable us to take up appropriately with concerned authorities for General Average/Particular Average claims, if any.  If you have already received any intimation...

The credit insurance news from Euler hermes. Saudi Arabia: Tepid growth to continue in 2017 Preliminary data indicate that the economy expanded in 2016, Non-oil growth was particularly weak in 2016 due to government spending cuts and payment arrears to domestic contractors and service providers. However, there are signals pointing to a gradual rebound at the end of the year....

1. Coface: Nearly half of the companies reported deteriorated payment experiences in BRAZIL, due to client’s financial difficulties Coface’s first Brazil payment survey, which was conducted with over 120 companies, reveals that they are still facing a challenging environment. 2017 has just begun, but the year’s GDP forecast is already lack luster. The granting of terms of sales is a...