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Coface publishes its 3rd quarter results, delivering a solid net income of €155.5m in an increasingly uncertain environment, including €47.7m in Q3-26; annualised RoATE at 10.7%.
Coface has renewed its signature of L’Autre Cercle’s LGBTQIA+ Commitment Charter. This move confirms the Group’s commitment to promoting an inclusive, respectful and safe working environment for all its employees.
The diversification of textile supply chains away from China is already underway, accelerated by the numerous changes to US trade policy since 2025. Whilst these US textile tariffs now appear to have stabilised, the balance of power amongst clothing-producing countries is undergoing significant upheaval. In 2025, Coface published a study ranking the most competitive countries for textile production outside China. This ranking has now been updated to reflect the most recent US tariffs.
What we dreaded at the beginning of the summer eventually came to pass. Rather than improve, the geopolitical situation has deteriorated once again, placing increasing weight on commodity prices and financial conditions, and therefore on economic activity. Coface consequently carried out 3 country downgrades and 4 upgrades, and made 20 changes to sector assessments (12 downgrades and 8 upgrades).
Coface’s APAC Payment Survey 2026 reveals that 93% of organisations in Hong Kong reported experiencing late payments of some kind in the past 12 months (vs. 91% across APAC). The findings come against an improving economic backdrop. Hong Kong's GDP grew 5.1% in the first half of 2026, its fastest semi-annual expansion in nearly five years, prompting the government to raise its full-year forecast to 3.5-4.5% from 2.5-3.5%. However, robust growth has not, so far, translated into better payment behaviour.
Artificial intelligence is spreading faster than companies can frame it: this is one of the key insights from the 2026 Data & AI Barometer published by Coface and Les Echos Etudes. Sensitive data, authorised uses, human validation, responsibilities… Because adopting AI in companies is about more than just selecting a tool, follow this checklist of four key steps to set up a concrete framework and move from experimentation to real impact.
As AI gradually is embedded in their decision-making processes, companies must find the right balance between technological promise, operational constraints, risk management and value creation. Data quality, governance, AI agents, human expertise: explore key innovations and strategies that will fundamentally transform your organisation in the years to come.
Behind the apparent simplicity of AI, a global industrial and geopolitical battle is being waged. US leadership, the Chinese offensive, critical dependencies and European decisions: what are the geopolitical trends redefining the uses of data and AI? Insights from Aurélien Duthoit, sector economist at Coface, to help business decision-makers secure their growth in an era of major technological transformation.
As a global supplier of spare parts for commercial aircraft, Sentry Aerospares often operates under pressure, dealing with demanding international clients, sometimes unstable markets, strained supply chains and critical payment deadlines. For nearly ten years, the UK-based company has relied on Coface to turn this pressure into a driver of its development, rather than a hindrance to its growth.
A player in the ferrous metals trading sector, Vidalies operates in a highly cyclical market, where it faces significant volumes, substantial financial exposure, and strong pressure on payment terms. The company has made commercial risk management a key driver of its development, with Coface as a partner for over 50 years. Diane Vidalies, Managing Director, explains how it works and how it enables the company to remain open to opportunities — both in France and internationally.
Find out how Weber Group, a national distributor of industrial, safety and janitorial products, keeps its world open despite 30 years of uncertainty by managing its commercial risks and making decisions with confidence thanks to Coface’s solutions.
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