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Jul 11, 2025
Week in Review
Egypt entered January under intense balance-of-payment pressure, carrying the weight of mounting financial strains from the previous year. High inflation, tight credit conditions and a shift towards cutting back on spending threatened to constrain economic growth in 2025. At the mid-year mark, Egypt’s economy is gaining momentum, fueled by robust gross domestic product (GDP) growth, a surge in private investment and a thriving tourism sector.

Jul 10, 2025
eNews
Imagine you’re shipping a container of goods halfway across the world. You’ve done your part—packed, labeled and handed it off, but somewhere between the dock and the buyer’s door, something goes wrong. Who’s responsible? Who pays? And how do you make sure you still get paid? 

Jul 10, 2025
eNews
Every credit manager knows the all-too-familiar sinking feeling that comes when your office tech is not working. Whether it’s as complicated as your automated collections system malfunctioning or as simple as your laptop not responding, it can be hard to know when and how to ask your IT department for help. 

Jul 10, 2025
eNews
President Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” signed into law on July 4th. Since then, Democrats have focused on its potential impact, warning that it could reduce access to health care and food assistance for many Americans—a message that has dominated the news cycle. Many of the cuts don’t start going into effect until the end of 2026, after the midterm election.

Jul 9, 2025
Blog
Credit management is a fast-paced career where decisions often need to be made quickly, sometimes in real time, to manage risk, cash flow and customer relationships. But, the trust, knowledge and judgment that drive those decisions are built slowly, over time. Credit professionals hoping to develop those traits and gain instrumental knowledge seek out education through NACM and FCIB’s six-level Professional Certification Program. By doing so, certification holders bring forth an enriched expertise and skill set that helps them stand out in the crowd.  

Jul 3, 2025
eNews
As a credit professional, conflict comes with the territory of credit management; you can’t always avoid it. It becomes even more challenging when customers are being uncooperative or responding with aggression. In these situations, credit professionals can either react emotionally or take a strategic approach to work toward a solution that benefits both the customer and the business. 

Jul 3, 2025
eNews
A new law in California went into effect July 1, increasing regulations on business-to-business transactions by broadening consumer protection laws to include the commercial debts of small businesses. While credit professionals with customers in California are familiar with the RFDCPA, the newly expanded scope of the law places commercial creditors in unfamiliar terrain, prompting the need to reconsider California debt collection practices.