Atradius Economic Research Archive
Surveys on trade and business trends
How do companies assess their chances and risks in a increasingly challenging environment? Where do new business opportunities exist? What are the major issues in international trade? In this section you find Atradius surveys, studies and white papers on major developments and future trends in business and world trade.
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Sticking together - the future of the Eurozone
With the escalating Eurozone crisis leading to talk of a breakup, we consider the possible routes out of the current malaise and conclude that staying together, however tough, is the only viable option.
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Atradius Economic Outlook - September 2011
Our latest Global Economic Outlook shows that, while the economic recovery will continue, it will be uneven, with the emerging markets of Asia and Latin America leading the way. Some emerging economies are however in danger of overheating, while elsewhere the recovery is hampered by high unemployment and waning confidence.
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Atradius Economic Outlook - February 2011
Our latest global outlook shows that Asia-Pacific and Latin America are leading the recovery from the economic downturn. And, although the fragility of some economies threatens potential sovereign default, slow economic growth is still apparent in much of Europe.
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Atradius Economic Outlook - July 2010
Our latest bi-annual global outlook shows a return of confidence in major economies. However, several factors are casting a shadow and could yet derail the recovery.
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Atradius White paper - June 2010
The future of trade credit
The credit crisis has had a profound effect on national and international trade. The Atradius white paper, ‘The future of trade credit’, examines the impact that this has had on the current and anticipated use of trade credit in sales transactions.
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Atradius Economic Outlook - January 2010
Our latest bi-annual global economic outlook
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Atradius economic crisis survey - November 2009
More businesses sell on credit to survive the economic crisis. That’s just one of the findings of a far-reaching Atradius survey of the Global Economic Crisis. The survey, of over 3500 businesses, sought to map how the economic crisis has changed the way companies do business.
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Atradius white paper: sustainability and business
November 2009
By adopting environmentally friendly policies and processes as part of their business strategy, businesses will find that the benefits far outweigh the costs. That’s one of the conclusions of an Atradius white paper ‘Is sustainability incompatible with business growth’.
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Global Trade - Saving the planet - March 2009
Governments are playing an increasingly dominant role in climate protection. This is raising the stakes for business, increasing the overall price tag for climate mitigation and – at the same time – creating lucrative opportunities for green technologies which might not otherwise exist.
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February 2009 - Atradius Economic Research
Latest expert quarterly Economic Outlook
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November 2008 - Atradius Economic Research
Latest expert quarterly Economic Outlook
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August 2008 - Global Trade - Bedrocks of prosperity
Industrial commodities, far from being obscure elements on the periodic table, are bedrocks of prosperity. Yet many governments restrict the free flow of these crucial materials, while world trade rules remain strangely silent on buyer access issues.
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June 2008 - Atradius Credit Crisis Survey
The Atradius Credit Crisis Survey assessed the opinions of 2500 business professionals in 14 countries regarding their company’s experiences and expectations of the impact of the credit crisis.
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April 2008 - Global Trade - Freeing world trade: what really hampers international trade?
The World Trade Organisation’s Doha Round of talks has again failed to reach a solution to overcome barriers to free international trade. As a result, individual nations have taken matters into their own hands, often entering into preferential agreements that just make matters worse. We investigate the pitfalls that international traders face.
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