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Latin America: the guaranteed antidote to boredom for treasurers. Unfortunately, it often also means sleepless nights. In this call, we discussed how people manage their treasury operations across the region. Most participants had a similar approach – but we still had some lively discussions, especially around banking relations.
This was our third call on the situation in Russia. It focused on the practical challenges people are facing: nearly all participants are either running down their businesses or continuing on humanitarian grounds for products which are exempted from sanctions, particularly in the healthcare sector. However, as one participant put it, winding down is easier said than done
This report below reflects the significant complexity of doing business and managing treasury in India. But it is an important market, and one which is improving. So it is definitely worth the effort. Key topics covered in the report include: Investing excess cash, cash repatriation, FX Transactions, Experiences with International Banks and POBO / ROBO
This report describes the challenges that corporate treasurers face in Iraq and how they manage banking and FX for their operations in the country and Iraqi Kurdistan
With inflation at 50% and rising, this report comprises the approaches and experiences of treasurers to accessing USD for cash repatriation and intercompany payment, currency hedging, local peso deposits and their experiences with local and international banks
With inflation at 50% and rising, this report comprises the approaches and experiences of treasurers to accessing USD for cash repatriation and intercompany payment, currency hedging, local peso deposits and their experiences with local and international banks
This report focuses on trapped cash, evaluating the options treasurers are considering for cash repatriation and local investments / deposits. Approaches to hedging, lessons learned and initial thoughts on the eNaira were also shared.
This report on Treasury & FX in Colombia and Peru is based on an expert confidential Treasury Peer Call in which senior treasurers from Latin America, the USA and Europe shared their approaches and experiences. Although the countries are amongst the least complex from a treasury perspective in the region, there are still concerns about FX volatility due to political uncertainty.
A lot of the code says what we do anyway and if we don’t we should. It’s not transformational – but I suggest you look at it – especially if it leads to market participants being held to a higher standard of conduct. It’s a good checklist and health check and we should play an active role in engaging with it.
Chairman’s commentary The purpose of this call was to assess the impact COVID-19 crisis has had on cash and treasury management in Brazil. The bad news is that, some things, such as currency volatility, administrative and tax burdens, and liquidity have got even worse… Continue Reading “Repatriating Cash from Brazil”