WESTERN EUROPE
chemicals
engineering
agrofood
ICT*
transportation
retail
servicestextile- clothing
downgraded
upgraded
metals
construction
energy
paper-wood
pharmaceuticals
automotiveEMERGING ASIA
metals
chemicalsconstruction
energyengineering
retailpharmaceuticals
services
agrofood
paper-wood
ICT*transportation
automotive
textile- clothing
downgraded
downgraded
NORTH AMERICA
metalsenergy
constructionengineering
agrofood
paper-wood
ICT*
pharmaceuticalsservices
downgraded
chemicals
transportation
retail textile- clothing
automotive
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* ICT, Information and Communication Technologies
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SECTOR RISK • 3rd QUARTER 2015The temperature of 14 sectors in 3 of the world’s major regions
ENERGY“HIGH” RISK
• reduction of investments• major repercussions for
the players with less access to public fi nancing
•protection of leading oil companies due to their public nature
AUTOMOTIVE “MEDIUM” RISK
• slowdown in vehicle sales: only +2.6% in China over the last 8 months
• impact of the increased competition on the activity of manufacturers, who must adapt to a “new growth standard”
ENERGY : “HIGH” RISK
• suspension of the development of shale gas operations in some countries
• fall in oil prices: cuts in investments
ICT* “MEDIUM” RISK
Lower costs combined with the development of new video platforms thanks to:• stable demand• strong private consumption• development of storage services
ENERGY : “HIGH” RISK
• fall in oil prices• drastic cuts in investments• high level of debt of exploration/production companies
• prices under downward pressure
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