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CFOs up forecasting frequency amid economic uncertainty: survey

CFO Dive

Pricing pressures, labor costs and talent retention struggles are creating new forecasting challenges for financial and business leaders, the AICPA & CIMA survey found.

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China’s economic growth: IMF raises GDP forecast 

Future CFO

China’s economic growth is estimated to hit 5.4% The fund raised its forecast for China’s economic growth after the country’s better-than-expected Q3 growth and Beijing’s move to approve a 1 trillion yuan (US$137 billion) sovereign bond issue and allow local governments to frontload part of their 2024 bond quotas.

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The CFO's Role in Preparing for Upcoming Economic Storms

Focus CFO

Businesses that have an embedded in-house Chief Financial Officer understand the pivotal role the CFO plays in proactively preparing the business for, and guiding it through, economic and market storms. While we are now mostly through that storm, new economic storm clouds are on the horizon. But that relief will be temporary.

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Tackling the build versus buy forecasting dilemma

CFO Dive

The rise in economic volatility is increasing the need for better decisions when it comes to acquiring and interpreting forecasting data.

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How a CFO Adds Value: Cash Flow Forecasting

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If you are weighing the benefits of outsourcing CFO services, consider this: Accurate cash flow forecasting can make or break your business. Cash flow forecasting involves estimating cash flow in and out during a predetermined period of time. Avoiding breaching a debt covenant with a lender . Request a Consultation.

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Three CFO Priorities for An Unstable Time

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In the best, most stable of times, the job of forecasting and responding to demand is difficult at best. In a 30-year career, I’ve never seen a more uncertain, unstable economic situation than what we’re facing now, particularly for chief financial officers at private-equity-backed companies. The pandemic is.

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Global GDP growth forecast upgraded to 2.4% for 2023

Future CFO

Atradius has recently upgraded its global GDP growth forecast for 2023 to 2.4%, which is a slowdown from 2022 but a significant improvement on earlier predictions. In addition, the firm posted a global GDP growth forecast of 2.0% Emerging market economies (EMEs) will fare better, with forecast growth of 3.9% for 2024. “We