Fri, 21 Nov 2008

 
Coface Greater China News and Events

Hong Kong


go to... 26 Nov 2008FREE Seminar on ' How Exporters' Can Avoid Bad Debts '

go to... 04 Nov 2008Coface Maintained Hong Kong A1 Rating But On Negative Watch List
- Global credit crisis is worsening and deteriorating payment behaviour is expected in 2009 -


go to... 04 Sep 2008Coface Survey Reveals 25 percent of Hong Kong Enterprises Experience Late Payments in First Half of 2008

go to... 27 May 2008Coface Warns that a Worldwide B2B Credit Crisis has Begun
- Company Payment Defaults have Sharply Increased by 45 percent Over First Four Months of 2008 -


go to... 27 May 20082008 Credit Risk Conference - Hong Kong

go to... 10 Apr 2008

Luncheon on ' Selling to China : How Risky Is It? '
- Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce -

Speaker : Mr. Xavier Farcot, Coface   HKGCC Luncheon (10 April 2008)   Speaker : Mr. Xavier Farcot (Coface) 02

go to... 10 Apr 2008Coface downgrades United States rating to A2, and watch-lists Japan with negative outlook

go to... 02 Apr 2008Survey Reveals Significant Increase in Credit Management Awareness among Companies in China
- Yet Financial Difficulty and Tight Liquidity Pose Potential Threats of More Non-Payments in 2008 with Volatile Market Situation -


go to... 18 Feb 2008Coface Survey Reveals Deteriorating Payment Performances
- Numbers of late and default payments expected to rise 10 percent in 2008 -


go to... 31 Jan 2008More Than 70% of Local Enterprises Anticipate Business will Increase in 2008
- Over 40% rank macroeconomic controls by the Chinese government as the top factor affecting their business growth -


go to... 19 Dec 2007Iron & Steel-metallurgy and Clothing/Textile Sectors Boosted by the Emerging Countries
- Demand of Iron & Steel in China Expects to Rise 11% in 2008 -


go to... 06 Dec 2007Coface Survey Reflects Rising Risks in Late Payments and Defaults
- Payment performance of buyers is expected to be deteriorated in coming six months -


go to... 26 Jul 2007Coface Survey Reveals Best Payment Performances by Local Buyers since 2003
- Possible economic slowdown led to downgrading of United Kingdom rating -


 

 

  

Mainland China

go to... 21 Jul 2008The financial crisis is confirmed in Europe and is spreading to the most fragile emerging countries

go to... 08 Jul 2008The Chinese Version for the Handbook of Country Risk 2008-2009 Published 
- Global Credit Crisis explodes and China Risk Rating Remains Unchanged - (only simplified chinese version)

go to... 05 Jun 2008Coface Shares Insights Into Present Credit Crisis & Extends Risk Mitigation Solution to Export Factoring

go to... Mar/ May 2008Seminars on 'Coface Survey of Corporate Credit Management in China (2007)'
- Beijing, 26 March
- The French Chamber, AmCham-China, German Chamber, Italian Chamber and BenCham -
 
- Beijing, 10 April
- The European Chamber of Commerce in China -
 
- Shanghai, 15 April
- The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China -

- Chengdu, 23 April
- The European Chamber of Commerce in China -
 
- Shanghai, 25 April
- The European Chamber of Commerce in China -

- Nanjing, 6 May
- The European Chamber of Commerce in China -

- Shenzhen, 13 May
- The French, German and European Chambers of Commerce -

- Guangzhou, 14 May
- The French, German and European Chambers of Commerce -

- Shanghai, 22 May
- German Chamber of Commerce in China, Shanghai -


 

  
  

Taiwan

go to... 29 Jul 2008Joint seminar on ' China Corporate Credit Risk Management and Experience '
- Taiwan Chamber Of Commerce


go to... 04 Jun 2008The B2B credit crisis has begun Coface downgrades seven industry sectors
- Net deterioration in company payment behaviour: 45% increase in payment defaults over the first four months of 2008 -


go to... 14-29 May 2008Seminar on ' E-Marketing Sales and Credit Risk Management Practice of International Trade '
- Road Show with Taiwan Trade in KaoHsiung, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan, Taipei


go to... 24 Apr 2008One year after the first warning, Coface has downgraded its United States rating to A2. Japan is now watch-listed with negative outlook
- Deterioration of the crisis in the United States - Canada and Mexico also affected -
 

go to... 09 Apr 2008Survey Reveals Significant Increase in Credit Management Awareness among Companies in China
- Yet Financial Difficulty and Tight Liquidity Pose Potential Threats for More Non-Payment in 2008 under Volatile Market Situation -
 

go to... 09 Apr 2008Seminar on ' Survey Corporate Credit Risk Management in China '

go to... 08 Apr 2008Joint Special Luncheon ' Selling to China, How Risky Is It? '
- European Chamber of Commerce in Taipei and the American Chamber of Commerce