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    Coface APAC Payment Survey 2026: Nearly three-quarters of Japanese firms experienced payment delays from customers

    Coface’s APAC Payment Survey 2026 reveals that 73% of Japanese firms report being affected by payment delays from customers in the last 12 months. Payment discipline appears to be deteriorating in the country, with more firms seeing worsening payment delays, both in terms of severity and frequency, than improvements. As part of an annual study to understand the payment behaviours and risks among businesses, Coface surveyed 2,800 finance professionals across multiple sectors and 10 Asia-Pacific (APAC) markets, including 252 respondents in Japan.

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    The United States, Canada and Mexico: renegotiating the USMCA will be very difficult, but North American trade will survive

    With the United States, Canada and Mexico having begun the formal review of the USMCA , the negotiations are set to be particularly tense. However, despite the growing differences between the three partners, a lasting reversal of North American economic integration remains unlikely, given how deeply entrenched industrial interdependencies have become.

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    June 2026 Risk Review: Hydration break in the Persian Gulf

    As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation… - is already spreading to the global economy. Against this backdrop, Coface has carried out 8 country downgrades and 45 sector rating changes (41 downgrades, compared with just 4 upgrades).

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    EU–US: a trade compromise to avert escalation, but under close scrutiny

    The compromise reached on 20 May between the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament on the texts ratifying the Turnberry Agreement marks a new stage in trade relations between Brussels and Washington. But behind the appearance of a transatlantic thaw, the agreement primarily reflects a risk management approach: the aim is to avoid a new surge in US protectionism whilst retaining the means to retaliate should the United States renege on its commitments.

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    How far will power struggles go?

    Geopolitical tensions are intensifying: what are the consequences for globalisation and economic stability? At the Coface Country Risk Conference on February 17, four experts share their analyses of these geostrategic rivalries that are impacting global trade.

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    Risk Review: 2026, a moment of truth for the global economy?

    Momentum for the global economy has been varied moving into 2026. We expect growth of +2.6% this year – a very minor downtick on +2.8% in 2025 – despite an international environment marked by persistent geopolitical, financial and social risks.

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