In the December edition of their Economic Update, Euler Hermes share their Economic Insights on Global Construction and COP24: Stranded assets. Additionally, they also offer The View of 2018-2019 and the Weekly Export Risk Outlook.

Global construction: Soft landing with a loose seatbelt

After ten years of growth (2008-2018), we have reached the peak in the global construction cycle. This year will be the turning point for the global construction industry, beginning to cool down gradually to +3% y/y in 2019, from +3.5% y/y in 2018.

COP24: Stranded assets

As the parties to COP 24 gather in Katowice to agree on implementing the Paris agreement, there could be a step up towards the reality of assets having to leave the market and others coming to displace them.

Bye bye 2018, Hello 2019

As the holiday season starts, it’s time to reflect on what 2018 brought to us, and what 2019 holds in store. Looking back we can see the end of synchronization, more populism, selectivity in a volatile environment, and the end of easy money.

Weekly Export Risk Outlook

The fiscal impacts of the the yellow vest movement on France, recession and the rebalancing of the economy in Turkey, a difficult end of year for China and more headlines can be found in our Weekly Export Risk Outlook.