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Foreword
The wheels of treasury turn every day. To stay ahead of fast evolving markets, Treasury and
Finance professionals need the latest news, analysis and data delivered in innovative ways.
As part of Citi’s ongoing efforts to bring leading insights and ideas to senior executives, we
are pleased to present you with our inaugural Asia Pacific Sector Insights report — distributed
exclusively to a select group of clients with strategic operations in the region.
In these pages, our Regional Sector Heads
share their views on trends and topical issues —
overlaying product, solutions and sector expertise
to identify opportunities for value creation as
well as provide new perspectives on the best
solutions to address evolving needs of Treasury
in today’s complex global environment. Topics
covered have been carefully curated based on our
conversations with a broad range of stakeholders
running some of the largest or fastest growing
businesses and treasuries in Asia. These range
from optimal treasury strategies for managing
oil price volatilities, centralizing collections in
fragmented consumer and healthcare sectors,
market-leading solutions to connect China
to global structures, the ASEAN Economic
Community’s impact on the insurance industry,
to latest trends in the technology, media, and
telecommunications space.
We have also included a collection of case
studies that focus on unique solutions developed
in partnership with leading multinational
corporations. You will read about how they have
overcome challenges specific to their industries
to achieve their strategic treasury and working
capital objectives. These market-leading solutions
provide much food for thought and showcase best
practices on how to take your treasury operation
to the next level.
For our clients and for the industry ecosystems
of which we are a part, evolution is a constant.
As such, the Asia Pacific Sector Insights series
aims to be practical, realistic and time assertive
in content and quality. We hope you enjoy reading
our inaugural report, and it finds a place on your
desk as a source of inspiration. Please do not
hesitate to let me and my team know, if there are
specific areas of interest that you would like us to
cover in subsequent issues.
Munir Nanji
Asia Pacific Sales Head
Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi
Asia Pacific Sector Insights
| Foreword
For our clients and for the industry ecosystems of which
we are a part, evolution is a constant. As such, the Asia
Pacific Sector Insights series aims to be practical, realistic
and time assertive in content and quality. We hope you
enjoy reading our inaugural report, and it finds a place on
your desk as a source of inspiration.
