August 2013 12 Min Read
Review, Reflect and Refine: Treasury in China by Helen Sanders, Editor There can be few multinational corporations today for which developing their business in China is not a major priority. Many have now reached a ‘tipping point’ where their business in...
May 2013 6 Min Read
Reflections on Africa What attracted you to the role at Standard Bank? Having built up a wealth of experience over more than 30 years with North American and European multinational corporations (MNCs) at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, I was keen to leverage this experience...
March 2013 6 Min Read
Opportunity and Growth Potential in Central & Eastern Europe by Andre Rijs, Head of Payments and Cash Management C&EE, US and UK, Rob Ruhl, Head of Business Economics at ING and Ron Kors, Executive Vice-President at Bank Mendes Gans Like other parts of Europe,...
November 2012 5 Min Read
Bruno Capron Director of Treasury, Financing and Insurance at Lagardère Active “A saving of 40% on banking cash flow” Where is Lagardère Active within the giant that is Lagardère? Lagardère Active, the result of a fusion of the press...
November 2012 5 Min Read
Gérard Rameix National Credit Mediator “When it comes to financing, don’t be dramatic, but anticipate problems” Can you tell us about the work of a credit ombudsman? The system has been in place for a little over three years, and it allows us to...
October 2012 17 Min Read
Global Growth Generators: A New Economic Picture for 2050 by Helen Sanders, Editor In February 2011, Citigroup’s Chief Economist, Willem H. Buiter and Ebrahim Rahbari published a ground-breaking report that argued that the ‘BRIC’ countries, and...
September 2012 6 Min Read
Cash Management in Africa Today by Maurice Cleaves, Managing Director, Head of Global Cash Management, Barclays Ten years ago, establishing a corporate treasury hub in Africa would have been a relatively unusual move for a multinational. But more recently Africa has become...
September 2012 4 Min Read
Supporting Business Success in Africa by David Armstrong, Finance Director, Lonrho Plc Lonrho has been operating and developing projects in the African continent for over 100 years and has historically been a worldwide conglomerate. In December 2005, David Lenigas was...
September 2012 5 Min Read
Cash, Risk and Relationships: A Successful Approach in Africa by R. Paul Davis LL.D., Group General Counsel, PacNet Services Ltd PacNet Services Ltd (PacNet) has a very specific business objective: to facilitate small payments between businesses and consumers efficiently...
September 2012 5 Min Read
New Corporate Growth Horizons in Africa by Jeff Gable, Head of Africa Fixed Income and Macro Research, Absa Capital In a business environment where growth potential in traditional markets has become harder to find, corporations in all industries, and headquartered in every...
September 2012 2 Min Read
A Cash Management Authority in Africa by Maurice Cleaves, Managing Director, Global Head of Cash Management, Barclays This month, Barclays is launching a highly innovative publication, ‘Africa – New Region, New Partner, New Growth’ in association with TMI....
September 2012 7 Min Read
Centralisation and Bank Rationalisation in Central & Eastern Europe by Yann Guengant, Director, Corporate Treasury, SITA Over the past six decades, air transport, IT and communications specialist SITA has developed a truly global portfolio of services, and prides itself...
