There is widespread concern across all sectors in Bulgaria about the trend of Days-Sales-Outstanding (DSO) indicating a decline in debt collection efficiency.
Companies in Poland say they usually respond by delaying payments to their own suppliers. However, this comes with the risk of a domino effect through a particular industry.
While many companies in our survey of Slovenia say they are open to trading on credit in B2B sales there is a generally cautious and risk averse approach in practice.
The crisis on the gas market, triggered by sharply reduced supplies from Russia, forced Europe to cut back gas demand and look for alternative supplies.
Across the sectors surveyed in Belgium, a significant amount of revenue generated from B2B transactions on credit is lost due to customers failing to pay their debts.
Longer DSO and an increase in bad debts create a perfect storm for Western European companies as they grapple with the problem of maintaining sufficient working capital.
Our Trade Sector Specialists share their insights on the key issues affecting the food and beverages industry in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and in Europe
Low- and middle-income countries still face debt problems. Several of them have fallen into default in the past years. Still, restructuring has become increasingly complex.
The widespread financial hardship currently experienced by many businesses creates the prospect of a steep rise in insolvencies over the coming months.
While inflation is decreasing, past interest rate rises continue to affect households and businesses. Against this backdrop, we looked for ‘bright spots’ in sector performance.
Latin America and the Caribbean's critical mineral resources are needed for the global energy transition but the sustainability of their mining needs to be prioritised.
