For all the talk of the need for collaboration between manufacturers and their suppliers, there are situations when their best interests come into direct conflict.
This increase was mainly due to the high energy prices, which are reflected in the electricity bill but also in products on the receipt of the supermarket.
As inflation darts upwards, increasing pressure on their liquidity and borrowing power, USMCA companies strengthen credit risk management to protect profitability over the coming months.
The number of companies that are at risk of insolvency globally is on the rise. reversing a trend seen earlier in the year that briefly indicated insolvencies were actually going down.
After several months of modest improvements, global supply chain pressures are rising along with costs and delivery times, according to a recent report from Atradius trade credit insurance.