CFO Talks
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Finance and Strategy: Making Numbers Work for Your Vision Imagine this: Your company has a fantastic vision—perhaps it’s to dominate a new market, launch a groundbreaking product, or grow your team and profits. But here’s the catch—without strong financial management to back up that vision, it’s like trying to build a house without a solid foundation.
CFO Dive
OCTOBER 10, 2024
In April the Royal Bank of Canada fired its then CFO Nadine Ahn, citing an “undisclosed personal relationship” that violated its code of conduct. Ahn subsequently sued RBC for wrongful dismissal.
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Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Byadran Lkhagvasuren, governor of the Bank of Mongolia, speaks to Global Finance about the country’s growth prospects and its pursuit of sustainable economic development. Global Finance: What is Mongolia’s economic growth outlook for 2024-2025? Byadran Lkhagvasuren: The Mongolian economy grew by 5.6% in the first half of 2024, mainly driven by high growth in the mining and transportation sectors as well as in the service sector, despite the sharp decline in the agriculture sector.
CFO Dive
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Despite higher-than-forecast price pressures, John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said “inflation has come within striking distance of our 2% goal.
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Time and time again we tell ourselves and others NOT take action on something that is not "broken." We apply that mindset at home and at work. Sometimes, it doesn’t work out so well. Because when it's truly broken, it's usually an emergency, costs more and causes stress. Join us in this webinar where we share ways where you are able to anticipate your needs, understand benefits that you will get from getting better now instead of later, and relieving your team of tasks that they don't need to be
Tips Watch
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Social Security COLA will be 2.5% for payments beginning in January. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The September inflation report, just released by the U.S.
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Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
György Matolcsy, governor of Hungary’s central bank (Magyar Nemzeti Bank), reflects on his second term and speaks about plans to potentially join the euro. Global Finance: Next year marks the end of your second term as governor of the MNB. Looking back to 2013, what have been the biggest changes in Hungary’s economy, and what have been your main achievements?
CFO Dive
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The research comes as enterprises are seeing an explosion of AI-powered software tools designed to streamline workflows.
Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Ali Muhsen al-Allaq, speaks to Global Finance about the main challenges and top priorities for the bank. Global Finance: Iraq went through decades of wars and crises. How did that impact the Iraqi banking sector? Ali Muhsen al-Allaq: The banking sector faced severe headwinds starting with the Iraq-Iran war of 1980-1988, which damaged the country’s financial stability and the banks’ ability to service internal debt.
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
India's GDP growth forecast for FY25 remains at 7% due to higher agricultural production and robust employment growth. The World Bank predicts India will be the second highest growing South Asian nation, outpacing most emerging markets. The fiscal deficit is expected to reduce by 0.7 percentage point.
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Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Róger Madrigal López, Costa Rica’s central bank governor, speaks to Global Finance about the country’s outlook for the coming year. Global Finance: What is your view of the Costa Rican economy in the coming 12 months? Róger Madrigal López: Costa Rica’s economy is set to maintain its positive momentum in the coming months, with growth expected to hover around 4%.
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Tata Group's former chief ethics officer Mukund Rajan offered a comprehensive look at Tata's leadership style, marked by curiosity, humility, and strategic foresight of the industry at the ETCFO Leadership Summit last year.
Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Beyond their core mandates, central banks must also respond to the actions of their peers to achieve their aims. Global Finance grades their success and interviews eight central bank governors about 2024 and 2025. For central banks worldwide, the past 12 months have been very challenging. They are not only fighting inflation and trying to avoid a recession, often supporting their local job market, but they are also dealing with and trying to anticipate the moves of other—and frequently bigger—ce
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The name Tata is synonymous with India’s business and people look at Tata as a brand of trust. Tata means quality. There are luxurious products but there are products specifically designed for the common people, which only Tata could do. Nobody could have purified water at such a small price and without cancer hospitals started by the Tatas, many would have faced financial ruin.
Speaker: Don Gallianza, Credit Manager at Chevron Phillips Chemical and Indy Chakrabarti, Chief Marketing Officer at HighRadius
4 Case Studies to Optimize DSO 26 Days Sales Outstanding. Already better than most. But, should you improve on that? Why would 3 fewer days even matter? It matters because it fundamentally transforms business outcomes. Join this webinar to explore 4 things companies do to reclaim hard dollars - not just soft costs - and go from good to great! What You'll Learn 6 operational KPIs every AR manager should track: Define and track these metrics to enhance performance, drive efficiency, and make infor
Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Argentina Santiago Bausili: Too Early To Say With the new government led by President Javier Milei, who assumed office near the end of 2023, the Argentine central bank may have changed. It is slowly moving from a little-used institution unable to set credit conditions for the country, toward becoming a modern central bank. Much more is needed: The Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina (BCRA) still lacks independence from the government, and the ongoing economic and financial changes are part
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holds the repo rate unchanged, shifting its policy stance to neutral, signaling ongoing inflation concerns. The UBI report suggests no rate cut in December due to rising inflation, with a possible rate cut and GDP forecast revision in Q4-FY25.
Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Australia Michele Bullock: Too Early To Say Reserve Bank of Australia veteran Michele Bullock took the helm as the bank’s first female governor in September last year during intense soul-searching at the institution, which had come under critical scrutiny during the tenure of her predecessor, Philip Lowe. As such, Bullock has been hyped as a change agent at the RBA, although the only notable change under her watch has been the transfer of decisions on the crucial cash rate to an interest-rate-se
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The World Bank has raised India's economic growth forecast to 7% for the fiscal year ending in March 2025. This is up from April's 6.6% estimate. The growth is attributed to increased agricultural output and private consumption. The central bank maintained inflation forecasts and highlighted a resilient domestic growth outlook driven by private consumption and investment.
Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC
Imagine being a financial leader who not only ensures the books are balanced but also shapes the future of your organization. 🤔 ✨ This session will take you beyond the routine reporting and into the realm of strategic financial leadership. We’ll explore how today’s finance professionals can juggle the day-to-day operations while also delivering the long term vision that drives growth.
Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Belarus Pavel Kallaur: N/A With Belarus’ economy increasingly integrated into that of Russia, it makes perfect sense for the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) to proceed with plans to introduce a digital Belarusian ruble linked to the Russian currency. Although plans at the time of writing are sketchy, it is understood transactions will be classified as noncash settlements.
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Tata had announced the exit of the Nano project from West Bengal on October 3, 2008 and declared that the plant would be set up at Sanand in Gujarat within the next four days.
CFO Talks
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The Power of Fractional CFOs: Sara Daw on Transforming Financial Leadership for SMEs and Corporates In a recent CFO Club Podcast , Leana van der Merwe hosted Sara Daw , Group CFO of CFO Centre Ltd, to discuss the increasingly popular concept of fractional CFOs. These part-time CFOs are becoming essential for businesses of all sizes, providing high-level financial expertise without the full-time cost.
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
India's top 200 companies experienced fewer CEO departures in FY20-24 compared to FY15-19, indicating greater leadership stability. The reduction was seen mainly in industrial and manufacturing sectors. Covid-19 influenced this trend by making boards prioritize business continuity. Notably, the period also saw an increase in women CEOs, reflecting growing diversity.
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CFO Thought Leader
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Inside The Mentoring Round , CFO Shelagh Glaser of Synopsys highlights several key themes from her 29-year career at Intel Corp. First, she emphasizes the value of front-line experience as a financial analyst, where the core business action takes place. She also stresses the importance of continuous learning, having rotated through various roles, which pushed her out of her comfort zone.
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Foreign airlines in India gain GST exemption for head office services to branch offices per a government notification. Academic institutions also receive GST relief for research grants. New GST rules, effective October 10, include tax relief and penalty waivers to encourage voluntary compliance and dispute resolution.
Global Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Algeria Salah-Eddine Taleb: C+ Africa’s largest natural gas producer posted a 4.1% growth last year. The Bank of Algeria (BoA) maintained its nominal interest rate at 3%, unchanged since 2020. “Monetary policy remains accommodative,” comments the World Bank in its latest country report. In April 2023, Governor Taleb lowered reserve requirements to contain prices from 3% to 2%.
CFO News
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Waiver of GST tax demand interest and penalty: The Ministry of Finance has notified the rules and conditions to follow if you need to use 128A for waiver of your GST tax demand notice's interest and penalty component. Do note that this new section 128A will only apply on section 73 non-fraud GST demand notices.
Speaker: Brad Pinneke, VP of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms
In this webinar, Brad Pinneke, Vice President of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms, will dive into the 7 must-have criteria for evaluating payments partners, helping you maximize both efficiency and the long-term value of your investment. From assessing technology capabilities to leveraging business development opportunities, this session will give you a clear, actionable strategy to select the right partner for scaling your business.
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