The importance of a
personal Financial Plan

James Stirling, Head of Liquidity Product, Absa CIB and Lumnandi Dambuza, Head of Liquidity: Africa Regional Office, Absa CIB, explore the changing demands on corporate treasurers, and the cash management solutions available.

International payments are the connective tissue of the global economy – enabling trade, investment, and capital mobility across borders. Yet despite their central role in the financial system, they remain stubbornly expensive and complex, creating real friction in the flow of capital and affecting everything from multinational supply chains to individual remittances.

Despite a year characterised by economic uncertainty and understandable prudence, investor confidence is returning to Africa, with the continent being hailed as an attractive pivot point for investors reeling from policy shifts in the Global North