CRIF AG has examined the relocation destinations of those businesses that were already entered into the Commercial Register and moved their head offices within Switzerland in 2023.
The mood of medium-sized businesses in Germany deteriorated further in spring 2024. This is shown by the current study by Creditreform Wirtschaftsforschung from Neuss, for which around 1,250 small and medium-sized companies were surveyed.
The proportion of global suppliers affected by late payments has risen dramatically in the past two years, Taulia research shows, with a growing number of firms reporting delays of more than 45 days.
It was only a short interim high - in 2022 after the corona pandemic, the economy in Germany got going again. But with the outbreak of war in Ukraine, all hopes of a lasting recovery had to be buried.
Fulfilling the objectives of the EU Payment Observatory, the 2023 Annual Report stands as its foremost analytical output. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the trends in payment behaviour in commercial transactions in the EU from 2019 to 2022.
War and crises have weakened economies worldwide - especially those of industrialized nations. While Europe and the USA are slowly recovering, Germany is lagging behind.