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FECMA position on Late Payment Regulation

It is clear that FECMA welcomes all initiatives to combat late payments – which is in fact in line with our vision & mission. In that context it also became clear that a unified approach may be very attractive, but considering the diversity of businesses which shape the specific payment patterns a ‘one size fits all’ approach may not always be the best solution over all industries and countries.

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Payment delays in France (AFDCC)

According to Intrum the delay IN payment in France has increased to 17 days in 2022 vs 11 in 2021; 83% of the french companies have accepted that to avoid a risk of bankruptcy . 77% to sustain their commercial relations with their providers. it's anticipated that the situation in Ukraine will worsen this delay.

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Back to the new norms How can we cope?

European countries are lifting corona virus containment measures and gradually returning back to the ‘new norms’ in doing business, all working and focusing on the economic recovery. But what does this mean and entail for businesses, especially the SMEs which are more vulnerable and are struggling to survive and recover from this deep economic crisis, with some of them experiencing complete shutdown of their business for a number of weeks? Are these businesses ready to adapt to the new real?

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Managing recession - Message from the FECMA President – Josef Busuttil

The Covid-19 pandemic is not only unprecedented but it is having a huge impact on the global economy, with leading economists predicting more disruptions in the supply chain, remarkable shrinking economies in 2020, high rise in unemployment which would lead to social unrest, and financial future consequences of the unpredictable high budgets allocated to the NHS by every country in order to fight this virus, to name some few.

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