As treasury capabilities continue to mature in 2018, regularly re-evaluating corporate strategies and counterparties will be imperative. Only by capitalising on increasingly sophisticated developments such as instant payment systems, data analytic tools and by working with the right partners to support growth, can the new era of corporate treasury in Africa truly take shape. Geoffrey […]
Looking to a Brighter African Horizon By Geoffrey Gursel, Director, Sales and Implementation Head Sub-Saharan Africa, Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi If 2016 shows us anything, it is that volatility and uncertainty has become the ‘new normal’. When I last published an article in TMI a year ago, I emphasised that doing business in Africa was […]
Winning the Africa Marathon by Geoffrey Gursel, Sub-Saharan Africa Sales Head, Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi Until very recently, Africa was considered the uncut diamond in the treasure chest of global growth. Over the past decade, GDP in the 11 largest countries in sub-Saharan Africa increased by 51%, more than double the speed of the […]
The New NGO C-Suite: Unlocking Efficiency, Control and Transparency by Geoffrey Gursel, Director and Head of Sub-Saharan Africa Treasury & Trade Solutions Sales, and John B. Finnigan, Head of Development Organizations, Corporate and Investment Banking, Citi A new breed of executives has infiltrated the executive offices and finance departments of humanitarian and social aid organisations […]
Keeping up with Africa in 2014 From Adapting to Change to Seizing the Opportunity: How Corporate Cash and Treasury Management is Changing in Africa by Geoffrey Gursel, Vice President, Africa Sales, Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi Not even 15 years ago, multinational corporations looking to enter Africa trod cautiously, fearful of the known corruption and […]
