Economic Insights

Jul 03, 2020

Chinese banks put to the test of RMB8tn of Covid-19 problematic loans

The ongoing credit easing amid the Covid-19 shock will worsen banks’ asset quality.

Jul 01, 2020

Allianz Global Insurance Report 2020: Skyfall

Global premium income is expected to shrink by -3.8% in 2020.

Jun 30, 2020

Money is power: Can a country's culture increase the risk of payment defaults?

The strength of social hierarchy matters for insured trade credit defaults

Jun 25, 2020

When Main Street makes it to Wall Street

New retail investors could explain the current decoupling between the U.S. equity market and economic fundamentals.

Jun 19, 2020

Construction companies in Europe: Size does matter

Covid-19 is sparking a profitability shock for SMEs in the construction sector.

Jun 17, 2020

The risk of 9 million zombie jobs in Europe

We estimate that 20% of those currently enrolled in short-work schemes face an elevated risk of becoming unemployed in 2021 because of the muted recovery in late bloomer sectors and the policy cliff effect.

Jun 12, 2020

Equity markets: Have policymakers created Pavlovian markets?

Wall Street is responding faster and faster to counter-cyclical policies, as if it was 100% sure that past experience is a sure guide to the future.

Jun 09, 2020

Rough landing: 2020 will be a terrible year for air transportation

Global demand in air transport will not return to its pre-Covid-19 level before 2023.

Jun 04, 2020

Social Risk Index: Structural determinants of social risk

As the Covid-19 pandemic pushes the global economy into the worst recession since WWII, systemic social risk could become a more important factor of political risk and worsen the business climate in some countries.