Cash Management

Cash Flow

Cash Flow

Movement of cash in and out of a business over a given period.

Cash flow measures the company's actual ability to generate liquidity. We distinguish operating cash flow (current activity), investing cash flow and financing cash flow. In West Africa, cash flow monitoring is critical because access to bank credit is limited and payment cycles are long.

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