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After decades of high economic growth, the Chinese growth engine is slowing down, raising the question of whether the economy could fall in the middle-income trap

High food prices add to Sub-Saharan Africa's economic woes

The Atradius Payment Practices Barometer is an annual survey of business-to-business (B2B) payment practices in markets across the world. These are the survey findings for Eastern Europe.

The global economy is facing an unprecedented mix of challenges which are bringing it to the brink of recession in 2023.

Chemicals - global performance at a glance

A sharper focus on de-carbonisation strategies

Lockdowns and lower economic growth weigh on the industry

Subdued demand, but deterioration of profitability should remain limited

Still resilient, but profitability is under threat

Increasing pressure from overseas competitors

Most businesses are able to cope with the difficult market conditions

More resilient to market shocks than other industries

Pressure on profitability to remain limited

Concerns about liquidity strain have increased

The Atradius Payment Practices Barometer is an annual survey of business-to-business (B2B) payment practices in markets across the world.

Businesses experience difficulties to source inputs as a result of shocks to global value chains

As government support measures related to the pandemic have ended almost everywhere, we expect insolvencies to rise sharply in some major markets.

Ongoing political uncertainty could weigh negatively on investor sentiment

Companies polled in India told us of the difficulty they found in collecting long unpaid trade debt.

Still robust demand from construction, but downside risks persist.