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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July 2011 - Atradius Market Monitor
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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June 2011 - Atradius Market Monitor
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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May 2011 - Atradius Market Monitor
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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April 2011 - Atradius Market Monitor
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
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March 2011 - Atradius Market Monitor
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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February 2011 - Atradius Market Monitor
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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December 2010 - Atradius Market Monitor
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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November 2010 - Atradius Market Monitor
What does the future hold? The current business environment in: USA, Belgium, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Portugal, and South Africa
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October 2010 - Atradius Market Monitor
The rocky road to recovery. The current business environment in the UK, Mexico, Germany, Denmark, Hungary and Chile.
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September 2010 - Market Monitor
Steering a steady course to recovery. The current business environment in: Italy, Austria, France, Sweden, China, and Russia
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August 2010 - Market Monitor
Are insolvencies at last stabilising? The current business environment in: The Netherlands, Spain, USA, Belgium, Poland, Japan, and Singapore
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July 2010 - Market Monitor
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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June 2010 - Atradius Market Monitor
Will the euro crisis hamper recovery? The current business environment in: France, Canada, Italy, Norway, Slovakia, and New Zealand.
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May 2010 - Atradius Market Monitor
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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April 2010 - Atradius Market Monitor
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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March 2010 - Atradius Market Monitor
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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February 2010 - Atradius Market Monitor
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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January 2010 - Atradius Market Monitor
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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