Publications

Financial challenges facing companies polled in the United Arab Emirates are highlighted by bad debts affecting 11% of all B2B invoiced sales.

B2B sales on credit dropped sharply among Singapore companies during the past 12 months. It highlights the severe challenges facing the Asian economy.

Late payments increased during the past year and now affect an average 48% of all B2B invoiced sales among companies in Indonesia.

Late payments are a clear concern for companies polled in Japan. 37% of invoiced B2B sales were overdue.

The more relaxed trade credit policy introduced by Indian businesses had a negative impact on Day-Sales-Outstanding (DSO).

Amid a severe challenge to maintain cashflow there was an 85% increase in the number of Taiwan companies who took significantly longer to collect overdue payments.

A staggering 89% of companies polled in Vietnam said the main reason for late payments was liquidity shortages among B2B customers.

In Hong Kong there was a 26% increase in companies polled who had to wait longer to collect overdue payments from B2B customers.

An increasing number of companies polled in China (+22%) have reported facing cash flow challenges due to poorer payment practices of their B2B customers.

70 % des entreprises asiatiques interrogées anticipent une hausse de la demande dans les mois à venir, tout en faisant preuve d’une forte volonté de résoudre les problèmes de paiement BtoB.