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Over and above the risks that have already been mentioned many times, some of which continue to intensify (financial stability, social and political risks), the fight against inflation has not yet been won: excluding energy, inflation remains well above the targets set by central banks, while the situation on the oil market has became tense again following the attacks in Israel.

July 14, 2021 HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 14 July 2021 - 18 months after the start of the pandemic, access to vaccination is now the main factor setting the pace of peoples daily lives and the global economy. GDP growth forecasts for 2021 have been revised upwards (+5.6%), but this is mainly the result of positive surprises from the United States. These improved growth prospects are reflected in world trade: after a 5% decline in volume last year, Coface forecasts an 11% increase for 202...