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ICTF WEEKLY COUNTRY UPDATES January 11, 2019

Country Updates for the international credit management professional...

BRAZIL - According to data released by the Banco Central do Brasil (BCB, the central bank), total credit extended by the banking system increased to R3.2trn (US$863bn or an estimated 48.8% of GDP)... Read More Here POLAND - In the third quarter of 2018 real GDP growth (seasonally and working-day adjusted) accelerated to 5.7% year on year, from 5.2%... Read More Here UAE - The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (DED) and the General Administration of Customs announced that several industrial inputs imported by Abu Dhabi will be exempted from customs duties... Read More Here ECUADOR - Data from the Banco Central del Ecuador (the central bank) show that real GDP growth came in at 0.9% quarter on quarter in July-September 2018... Read More Here INDIA - The Nikkei India Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI, a barometer of business sentiment) eased to 53.2 in December for both the manufacturing and services sectors... Read More Here ACCESS THE ICTF COUNTRY RISK ANALYSIS WEBSITE FOR MORE COUNTRY NEWS, FREE COUNTRY REPORTS AND COUNTRY RISK RATINGS:

GLOBAL CREDIT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATIONS 8-WEEK ONLINE COURSES SESSION STARTS FEBRUARY 4TH ~ REGISTER TODAY

Access the ICTF Online Resource Center ~ leading-edge Global Business Intelligence ~  MAJOR COUNTRY DEVELOPMENTS FCIA - January 2019 We enter 2019 with a number of uncertainties dominating the outlook for global growth. An accumulation of doubts concerning the outcome of major challenges confronting the global economy combined to hit investor confidence hard in December, continuing the turmoil in global equity markets... GLOBAL ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS PNC - January 7 Great US jobs report for December, but global manufacturing loses steam... WHAT HAPPENED IN 2018 AND WHAT WE CAN LEARN FOR 2019 EDC Weekly Commentary - January 10 2018 saw several key events that shifted country risk globally and EDC Economics’ country risk ratings moved with this tide...

Country Risk Matters!   The January Edition of the ICTF Country Risk Reports Book is Now Available!   MEMBERS - GET YOUR FREE COPY!   Reports Include: Country Rating and Score ~ Sovereign Risk ~ Currency Risk ~ Banking Risk ~ Political Risk ~ Economic Structure Risk

ICTF'S UPCOMING WEBINARS << Click here for the full listing of upcoming webinars >>

ICTF'S COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR: STATE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Tuesday, January 22, 2019 - 11:00am EST

ICTF'S COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR: MANAGING THE TENSION BETWEEN BUSINESS GROWTH AND CREDIT RISK Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 11:00am EST

ICTF'S WEBINAR: EXPORT REGULATIONS AND COMPLIANCE Thursday, January 24, 2019 - 11:00am EST

ICTF’s Global Credit Professionals Symposium A pril 14-16, 2019 Four Seasons Hotel - Chicago, IL More Info

ICTF’s International Credit Professionals Symposium in Europe May 12-14, 2019 Sheraton Grand Hotel - Krakow, Poland More Info