Markets change fast and a company that is viable and stable today may become financially weak tomorrow. All businesses need quick access to reliable business information on potential customers, suppliers or business partners (especially if they are small, newly formed or in a foreign country). It is also important to reassess the credit history of your customers and trading partners regularly, so that you are alerted to potential payment problems as early as possible.
Business Information from Coface South Africa can provide you with the following:
Business reporting on international companies.
As the 7th largest information provider in the world, the core strength of the Coface international information report offering is in it’s vast global capabilities Providing you with the most up-to-date and most comprehensive information available on commercial entities in over 200 countries. Although structure, presentation and delivery timing may vary by region the basic format of these reports will include, whenever possible.
Executive Summary
Key personnel / owners
Affiliated Entities
Current Operations
History of the business
Payment History
Financial Figures
Financial Information
Financial Analysis
Legal information
Bank References
Public Records
Normal business practices will vary from country to country, and the availability of information may permit additional insight into the strength and creditworthiness of a company.
Business Reporting on Local companies to foreign markets only.
As an international organisation, you will have access to a local Business Information Report on any company present in our local data base. If the Information Report is not available in our data base, we will produce a freshly investigated Information Report for you.
Moreover, you will have access, through Coface South Africa Information, to the following Services:
Basic Information Reporting: A report used purely for company identification purposes.
Comprehensive Information Reporting: A report providing you with details on the following company information.
Company identification information
Director details
Shareholding information
History of the business
Operations of the business
Payment references
Payment history
Bank Account information
Customised Information Reporting: If the comprehensive Information report is insufficient, a customised credit opinion is available. This is based on the credit amount you would like to extend to your business partner. We will then notify you, based on the information obtained in our investigation, of our credit opinion.
