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Silver lining in business environment for exporters

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From unipolar to uneven: Fragmentation tests US market primacy and reshapes the global investment landscape

US equities have consistently outperformed global peers, cementing their dominance in portfolios worldwide. But past outperformance is becoming less bankable, especially when policy risk, concentration and valuation premia are taken into account.

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High prices, thin buffers: America’s affordability crisis persists

Despite signs of easing in services components, including rentals, US inflation has remained sticky, and low-income households in particular are feeling the pinch.

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Europe households after the rate shock: A windfall for some, a squeeze for others

Europe’s households after the rate shock: A windfall for some, a squeeze for others

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Five things that could derail the ECB

At its meeting this week, the ECB is set to stay stable in turbulent times.

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Team Italy: An economic performance worthy of a gold medal?

Italy approaches the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 with a notably stronger macroeconomic backdrop, underpinned by post‑pandemic resilience in output, employment and trade, and an improved fiscal stance.

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Securing tomorrow’s infrastructure: how surety bonds power major projects

Nourredine Siber discusses how Allianz Trade’s surety bonds support complex infrastructure projects.

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A new decade high for major insolvencies driven by services, retail and construction

Business insolvencies ended 2025 with an upside trend in most countries, despite already high levels.

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From Japan with love: New policy stance creates both market opportunities and liquidity risks

The major sell-off on the long end of the Japanese sovereign yield curve is not a “Truss moment” but signals a bumpy final stage of Japan’s monetary normalization.

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How Allianz Trade Supports Business Growth with Confidence

Learn how Allianz Trade's credit insurance helps businesses achieve sustainable growth by ensuring predictable payments and managing buyer risks.

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Allianz Trade Collection Complexity Score

Allianz Trade publishes the 4th edition of its Collection Complexity Score and Rating, offering a clear assessment of how easy – or difficult – it is for companies to recover unpaid invoices in 52 economies representing 90% of global GDP and trade.

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How generative AI is transforming the workplace

Allianz Trade’s Basile Calderan shares how generative AI is transforming the workplace, and how we ensure safe use.

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Commercial debt collection 2026 Trade receivables in a fragmented world: Navigating Collection Complexity

Recovering commercial debt could become even more of a challenge as business insolvencies remain high in most countries while global fragmentation rises amid a reconfiguration of the trading system, volatile protectionism, geopolitical uncertainties and higher digital risk.

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EU-India trade deal: EUR30bn of combined yearly export gains in a fragmented world

After signing the EU–Mercosur agreement on 17 January, the EU is looking to speed up its trade policy momentum to diversify trade structures in a more fragmented global economy.

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The heat is on: Unlocking Germany’s heat-pump potential

Germany’s path to net-zero runs through its homes and buildings.

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Geopolitics heats up from Venezuela, to Greenland to Iran, but investors shrug. For how long?

2026 started off on a strong footing with geopolitics taking on center stage, again.

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