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    Data Analysis

    Generative AI takes center stage as economic woes begin to recede

    CFOs tackle ongoing challenges amid improving outlook.

    How CFOs plan to use AI in finance operations

    42
    Develop scenarios
    41
    Develop/refine financial forecasts
    30
    Challenge financial assumptions
    23
    Draft earnings announcements
    32
    None of the above
    16
    Other

    In the next year, the economy in your country/region will experience

    22
    A soft landing
    44
    A mild recession
    6
    A moderate to strong recession
    25
    Continued volatility and uncertainty
    3
    A strong rebound

    How companies are adapting to higher interest rates

    64%
    Increasing their use of money market funds
    43%
    Revisiting working capital management, including revising AP and AR policies
    40%
    Building up their cash buffer
    22%
    Increasing their allocation to bonds

    Side-by-side comparison of top 5 issues in 2023 with 2022

    • 2023
    • 2022
      The financing environment
        Inflation
          Rising interest rates
            Market volatility
              Hiring retention

              How companies adapted to banking concerns

              82%
              Diversification of banking partners
              75%
              Move more cash to longer-established, better-capitalized banks
              45%
              Stronger treasury management focused on liquidity (i.e., gap analysis)
              25%
              More due diligence on existing banks and their capitalization
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              CFOs are cautiously optimistic about sidestepping a recession

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