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Produced in partnership between AUTF and Eurogroup Consulting, the first edition of this barometer provides an overview of the current state of river and combined freight transport, by analyzing a number of criteria such as the modes favored by shippers, the clarity of the river offer, and the level of satisfaction and quality of service.

Eurogroup Consulting, in partnership with AUTF, is conducting the fourth edition of the Shippers' Perception of Maritime Transport Barometer. The aim of this barometer is to give a voice to shippers and assess their perceptions of maritime transport. The elements of this Barometer are updated every year in order to define trends and thus offer an overall vision to the players in the sector. The analytical elements of the 2024 edition are based on the facts of 2023.

In partnership with Eurogroup Consulting, the AUTF Customs and International Trade Commission has produced its first barometer to gauge the mood of shippers' customs managers. This barometer is based on a questionnaire built around 6 major themes, each of which is the subject of a series of questions to be assessed on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being very poor/no agreement at all, and 10 very good/strong agreement):

Eurogroup Consulting's "The CEO Guide to KSA" provides a meticulously researched, in-depth exploration of the contemporary business environment within Saudi Arabia. It delves into the historical context, economic trajectory, legal and regulatory frameworks, and evolving sociocultural trends that shape the nation's future.

Each year, the CCE (Conseillers du Commerce extérieur de la France - French External Trade Advisors) measure the attractiveness of French territory for foreign investors. From this evaluation, which is carried out according to twelve criteria, a global score emerges: the Territory Attractiveness Index (IAT), developed in partnership with Eurogroup Consulting. The slight decrease observed in the global Index last year is confirmed, even accelerating, and the average score has fallen back for the first time to its 2017 level.

After a year punctuated by heightened geopolitical tensions, the return of inflation and their multiple consequences on the economy, French business leaders, both large groups and SMEs, are approaching 2024 with a general feeling of uncertainty. The Baromètre des Entreprises Françaises 2024 is produced in partnership with the Chambers of Commerce and Industry network and BFM Business.

| Faced with the urgency of climate change, the "Green Pact for Europe" aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Today, however, this ambitious project is hampered by the successive uncertainties generated by years of pandemics, energy price inflation and the war in Ukraine. Yet the transition to a low-carbon economy also represents a formidable vector for innovation, energy security and green job creation.