
Europe’s response to the accelerating tensions between China and the US

Christophe Hardt – Managing Director- presents AU Group Benelux

New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q2 2023

Secure your cash with Credit Insurance

PRESS RELEASE – ORIGIN AND AU GROUP ANNOUNCE THEIR PARTNERSHIP

New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q1 2023

Credit Insurance in emerging markets

What ChatGPT thinks about the future of BNPL B2B?

Final chapter: Once upon a time Trade Credit Insurance in Dubai

New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q3 2022
27 September 2022/by Alex Diaz
New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q1 2022
On our last quarter’s G-Grade release , we said that 18 months…
3 February 2022/by Alex Diaz
New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q4 2021
Hope has returned, at last!!! Almost a year and a half after…
21 October 2021/by Alex Diaz
New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q2 2021
Whilst for some countries (China, United States, UAE, United…
6 May 2021/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q1 2021
The economists' forecasts are gradually becoming clearer and,…
2 March 2021/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q4 2020
We are pleased to publish this last G-Grade of the year. 2020…
22 October 2020/by AU Group
Leveraging Credit Insurance for the textile industry
The apparel sector has been heavily impacted by the Covid-19…
23 September 2020/by AU Group
Generate more cash!
Trade receivables are worth their weight in gold. Using them…
29 June 2020/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q2 2020
Since AU Group created the G-Grade (Country Risk Measurement…
18 June 2020/by AU Group
Are you ready to deal with your credit insurance claims?
Two thousand twenty will not only be the year of the Rat according…
27 April 2020/by AU Group
Tool kit for credit insured businesses
During these challenging times when overdues and claims are on…
7 April 2020/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q1 2020
As we enter a new decade, let’s look back on the last quarter…
25 March 2020/by AU Group
And the Coronavirus stopped the world…
The Coronavirus should be under control hopefully in a couple…
24 March 2020/by AU Group
A disease called Debt
During the last few months, the Spanish economy has been showing…
14 January 2020/by AU Group
Capital Relief through Credit Insurance
Almost 80 years ago in 1930, the bank for international settlements…
6 January 2020/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q4 2019
The G-Grade’s purpose is to review changes in country risk…
3 December 2019/by AU Group
Switzerland: state of the credit insurance market
Switzerland is a good example of a country with an innovative…
26 November 2019/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q3 2019
7 countries have seen their risk level varying in Q2, leading…
17 September 2019/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q2 2019
For this second quarter of 2019, AU Group’s country risk measurement…
14 May 2019/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q1 2019
Christine Lagarde warned recently of a possible global economic…
19 February 2019/by AU Group
The ‘3S’ credit insurance concept
Insurance companies always try to make it simple for customers…
14 February 2019/by AU Group
Decoding country risk
Credit insurers continuously adjust their country risk exposure…
20 December 2018/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q4 2018
Who did not notice that the main worldwide stock exchanges have…
8 November 2018/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q3 2018
Are you back from your summer break and want to catch up on country…
4 September 2018/by AU Group
Shopping for Credit Insurance in Dubai
Let’s try to put ourselves in the shoes of a CFO who is looking…
13 July 2018/by AU Group
The Credit Insurance Market in 2018
As the Global economic indicators remain strong, the level of…
28 June 2018/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q2 2018
The G-Grade (Grade of the Grade) measures the country risk across…
15 May 2018/by AU Group
Dubai: back in business
The economic conditions in Dubai and in the region were challenging…
24 April 2018/by AU Group
Beware of breach of contract
Breach of contract, known under a variety of terms (stop deliveries,…
17 April 2018/by AU Group
Economic Overview of South Africa
For many entities in South Africa, 2017 was a difficult year,…
3 April 2018/by AU Group
Swiss Economic Situation
The Swiss economy (country rating AA1) is one of the most stable…
20 March 2018/by AU Group
Voidable Preferences and Insolvency – The Hidden Risk
Insolvency – growing risk despite falling numbers
21,879 firms…
6 March 2018/by AU Group
Czech Republic – a quick overview
The Czech Republic (CR) has reported economic growth last year…
27 February 2018/by AU Group
UK: An overview of the economic position
Following a shock decision to leave the European Union on 23rd…
20 February 2018/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-Grade Q1 2018
Over the past 6 months, the improvement in the global economy…
13 February 2018/by AU Group
End of the recession but an uncertain future
2017 marks the end of a strong three-year recessionary cycle,…
6 February 2018/by AU Group
Business Crime and Cyber Risks
According to the FBI director says, there are two kinds of companies:…
5 January 2018/by AU Group
Key conditions to your EDC policy
Your buyer is more than 60 days in default. What should you do?…
21 November 2017/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-GRADE Q4 2017
The global economic situation is improving…all the economic…
7 November 2017/by AU Group
Austria: back on a strong growth path
According to the Austrian Institute of Economic Research, the…
31 October 2017/by AU Group
Leveraging Trade Credit Insurance for the banking industry
Since the development of trade credit insurance in Dubai, the…
26 October 2017/by AU Group
Once upon a time: Trade Credit Insurance in Dubai – Episode 6: Normalisation
After the education period, we will reach the normalisation phase,…
19 September 2017/by AU Group
Once upon a time: Trade Credit Insurance in Dubai – Episode 5: Education
After a period of exuberance, it is always a challenging time…
12 September 2017/by AU Group
Once upon a time: Trade Credit Insurance in Dubai – Episode 4: Exuberance
After a period of significant growth in a non-mature market,…
5 September 2017/by AU Group
Once upon a time: Trade Credit Insurance in Dubai – Episode 3: Growth
As explained in the previous article, the trade credit insurance…
29 August 2017/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-GRADE Q3 2017
Since inception of the GGrade (2 years ago), we have rarely seen…
25 July 2017/by AU Group
The loonie: flying North
The Canadian one-dollar coin is commonly called the loonie as…
24 July 2017/by AU Group
Once upon a time: Trade Credit Insurance in Dubai – Episode 2: Awareness
As explained in the previous article, the launch of trade credit…
18 July 2017/by AU Group
CETA: O Canada, Land of export
The United States cancelled the Reciprocity treaty that had allowed…
11 July 2017/by AU Group
TCI: not for me?
Well - because the digital revolution unfolds rapidly, you might…
4 July 2017/by AU Group
Credit Insurance Market 2017
AU Group is publishing its new Credit Insurance Market 2017.…
27 June 2017/by AU Group
Once upon a time: Trade Credit Insurance in Dubai – Episode 1
Trade credit insurance has been widely used in Europe for quite…
20 June 2017/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-GRADE Q2 2017
Our “country risk” measurement tool, the AU G-Grade, has…
9 May 2017/by AU Group
Digitalisation of invoices, an opportunity to be mastered
Before 2013, legislation only allows two ways for the digitalisation…
4 April 2017/by AU Group
Cyber security still too weak in France
Cybercrime has become the second most common type of fraud and…
28 March 2017/by AU Group
Trade Credit Insurance, the backbone of emerging markets
Unlike other lines of general insurance, Trade Credit Insurance…
14 March 2017/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-GRADE Q1 2017
In the first quarter of 2017, credit insurers have reassessed…
7 March 2017/by AU Group
A better understanding of how bonds can protect your company
Being able to provide a bond will give confidence to many suppliers…
14 February 2017/by AU Group
The Fintechs: towards a revolution of finance?
Finance and Technology are the two pillars upon which these new…
24 January 2017/by AU Group
Uncertainty and debt
Mixing uncertainty with debt. Rarely a healthy recipe. The festive…
10 January 2017/by AU Group
The rise of Multi-Reverse Factoring
"Multi-Reverse Factoring" is an alternative to conventional financing…
13 December 2016/by AU Group
What if the answer does not lie with just one credit insurer!
Simplicity, economy of scale, volume leverage... So many good…
6 December 2016/by AU Group
Preventing credit risk: yes, but at what cost?
Risk management within a company helps to control the budget…
29 November 2016/by AU Group
Credit insurance: an investment where the profitability can be objectively measured (ROI)
It is much too common for companies to consider insurance as…
22 November 2016/by AU Group
Diversify your financing sources with factoring!
One of the paradoxes in these times of economic tension is the…
15 November 2016/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-GRADE Q4 2016
9 countries have seen their country risk evolve significantly…
8 November 2016/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-GRADE 3Q 2016
This new country risk assessment covers the period from the 1st…
8 September 2016/by AU Group
Cyber attack methods and business impact
When Jimi Hendrix sang Elmore James' Bleeding Heart, little did…
20 July 2016/by AU Group
Too big to fail ? Don’t live in fear of your main customer going out to business, think single buyer
Too big to fail ? Don't live in fear of your main customer going…
9 June 2016/by AU Group
New trends in country risks: AU G-GRADE 2Q 2016
Risk Managers cannot avoid taking into consideration the current…
11 May 2016/by AU Group
Greece at a crossroad
The political uncertainty, capital controls, the impact of the…
8 March 2016/by AU Group
New trends in country risks – Focus Greece
It might be a surprise for some people to see the G-Grade of…
2 February 2016/by AU Group
Be proactive in assessing your political risks !
The worldwide credit crunch in 2008-2009; the drastic and swift…
12 January 2016/by AU Group
Where is Waldo? … On export markets … Yes, but…
Who has not ever played "Where is Waldo?» You know, this game…
17 December 2015/by AU Group
Credit Insurance – An Evolving Product
Many businesses buy different types of insurance to protect themselves…
4 December 2015/by AU Group
Knowing your business partners is essential for smooth growth
Sales development involves finding new business partners further…
26 November 2015/by AU Group
Check-list: The key points of customer identification
Customer identification guidelines were established by the European…
10 November 2015/by AU Group
Payment delays and corporate insolvencies: a “cause and effect” relationship
France - Payment delays and corporate insolvencies: a “cause…
5 November 2015/by AU Group
G Grade 3rd quarter : Discover new trends in country risks
A quarter might seem to be a short period of time, but it’s…
13 October 2015/by AU Group
Crises and opportunities
It is generally accepted that receivables represent approximately…
23 July 2015/by AU Group
US Bankruptcy Law and the Rise of Preference Claims
It has often been said that risk taking and entrepreneurial spirit…
30 June 2015/by AU Group
Innovative Grading for Country Risk
The Dashboard of Grading for Country Risk
AU Group has just…
29 June 2015/by AU Group
A Study of the Credit Insurance Market
With minimal growth being experienced in Western Europe, the…
25 June 2015/by AU Group
Austrian Insolvencies down by 12.6% in Q1 2015
The total number of insolvencies decreased from 1,452 in Q1 2014…
16 April 2015/by AU Group
Businesses in trouble: end of short-term financing?
Few companies enjoy a steady flow of business with customer orders…
9 April 2015/by AU Group
German credit insurance market
In 2014 the economic recovery stabiled at a good level, based…
19 March 2015/by AU Group
Dubai : a market facing a lack of transparency
The United Arab of Emirates (UAE) was created in 1971 on the…
22 January 2015/by AU Group
Overview of the credit risk and the credit insurance market in Russia
1- Can you give us an overview of the economic situation in Russia…
15 January 2015/by AU Group
The economic situation in the Czech Republic
The economy in the Czech Republic had been in a protracted recession…
8 January 2015/by AU Group
Competition of Currency depreciation
It was another surprise to see Japanese yen going down to another…
11 December 2014/by AU Group
Losses can be large, sudden and unexpected
Recently, OW Bunker, one of the world's largest bunker suppliers,…
26 November 2014/by AU Group
Solutions for Commercial and Financial Information
Although the first commercial information bureau opened in 1841…
16 October 2014/by AU Group
Sicherstellung von Liquidität in Österreich
Die Sicherstellung einer ausreichenden Liquidität ist laut einer…
9 October 2014/by AU Group
Overview of the credit risk and the credit insurance market in China
1. Hui Wang, Can you give us an overview of the economic situation…
25 September 2014/by AU Group
Trading Companies coping with Credit Risk Management
Until recently, trading companies had little need for credit…
18 September 2014/by AU Group
Giving an overview of the Italian economic situation today is quite a simple thing: we are in a deep crisis!
However, a few months ago a character has arrived on our political…
11 September 2014/by AU Group
Comments on US Bankruptcy Code “ Preference Claims”
Comments on US Bankruptcy Code “Preference Claims”: defenses…
4 September 2014/by AU Group
How to best to prepare for a risk negotiation meeting with an insurer
In a persistent uncertain environment, even if companies must…
31 July 2014/by AU Group
Eastern Europe: A challenging business environment!
In 2014, Eastern Europe is forecast to see a slight deterioration…
22 July 2014/by AU Group
The UK Economy – A Real Recovery or Flattering to Deceive?
Laurie Harton of Hanwell Atkinson Ltd takes a snapshot of the…
5 June 2014/by AU Group
Credit insurance – a possible alternative to Letters of Credit
A Letter of Credit is widely acknowledged as being the most reassuring…
22 May 2014/by AU Group
Overseas sales: Choosing the right payment method!
With growth prospects in Europe forecast to be disappointing,…
15 May 2014/by AU Group
Non-Recourse Invoice Discounting Facility v Recourse Invoice Discounting with a separate Credit Insurance Policy
In his latest blog, Mark Barton of our UK associate, Hanwell…
17 April 2014/by AU Group
SEPA: Single Euro Payments Area / New procedures for bank transfers and direct debits in 2014
As of 1 August 2014, SEPA credit transfers and SEPA direct debits…
20 March 2014/by AU Group
AU Group International conference 2014
AU Group held an International Conference in Paris on the 6th…
21 February 2014/by AU Group
Insuring against a transfer risk
A non-transfer risk, sometimes accompanied by a currency risk,…
6 February 2014/by AU Group
Dare to invest in Africa!
Only export or innovative businesses are optimistic in the current…
24 January 2014/by AU Group
News and issues from credit management IT tools
The Financial and Administrative Directors Congress held in July…
26 November 2013/by AU Group
Top-Up solutions: a guaranteed “boost” to be used wisely !
As its name suggests, Top-Up insurance is extra cover granted…
19 November 2013/by AU Group
Reverse Factoring
In a gloomy economic climate and an increasingly restrictive regulatory context (LME [French Law on the Modernisation of the Economy], Basel III, etc.), banks are increasingly wary when it comes to financing companies, at a time when cash flows are feeling the pinch. In these uncertain times, CFOs are searching more than ever for ways to improve performance.
15 September 2013/by AU Group
Manufacturing risk
The purpose of a credit insurance policy is to cover your credit…
14 September 2013/by AU Group
Overview of credit-insurance market in Canada
The Canadian market is shared by six private insurers and one Canadian Crown Corporation - Export Development Canada (EDC).
22 August 2013/by AU Group