Payment Practices Barometer
Survey of Payment Behaviour of European Companies
Learn about European Payment Practices: how long does it take our business partners to pay? Understanding the payment behaviour of potential customers in foreign countries is vital. Assumptions or poor assessments can lead to major problems in financial planning due to the significant impact posed to both large and small companies by poor payment practices. For the Atradius Payment Practices Barometer, 1,200 companies from six European countries are asked to evaluate the payment practices of their domestic and international business partners and their company's credit management in general. Take advantage of this key business information and understand what is involved with trading in Europe.
Payment Practices Barometer
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Payment Practices Barometer - trading with emerging markets July 2011
Doing business with emerging markets in 2011
EU businesses believe their peers based in emerging markets are willing to take more risks when entering new markets and introducing new products.
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Payment Practices Barometer - Spring 2011
Most frequent reasons for offering credit to B2B customers are to improve long term business relationships and to promote sales growth.
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Payment Practices Barometer
Spring 2011
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Summary conclusion
Ireland has been hit harder than most other nations around the globe as the economic downturn has taken hold. As we go to press, insolvencies continue to pose a very real threat to the domestic economy in Ireland and it is unsurprising therefore to note some of the results in the study, which reflect caution. A significant proportion of the business surveyed had experienced late payment, demands for extension to credit or other challenges to payment terms. However it isn’t all bad. The behaviours of foreign customers reflects slightly better payment practices towards their Irish suppliers. This means that export, historically a mainstay of the Irish economy, is likely to be key to full economic recovery.
Source: Payment practices barometer - Spring 2011
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Date: May 2011
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Payment Practices Barometer
Spring 2011
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Summary conclusion
Ireland has been hit harder than most other nations around the globe as the economic downturn has taken hold. As we go to press, insolvencies continue to pose a very real threat to the domestic economy in Ireland and it is unsurprising therefore to note some of the results in the study, which reflect caution. A significant proportion of the business surveyed had experienced late payment, demands for extension to credit or other challenges to payment terms. However it isn’t all bad. The behaviours of foreign customers reflects slightly better payment practices towards their Irish suppliers. This means that export, historically a mainstay of the Irish economy, is likely to be key to full economic recovery.
Source: Payment practices barometer - Spring 2011
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Date: May 2011
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