Keeping you informed and prepared amid the coronavirus outbreak

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The spread of COVID-19 presents serious concerns and challenges for many around the world. To help, we’re gathering the latest news stories along with relevant columns, tips, podcasts, and videos from FM magazine, along with curated items from our archives to help with uncertainty and disruption.

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All COVID-19 news and resources

Preparing for the next disaster amidst COVID-19

It is essential for finance departments to allocate enough strategic and financial resources to sufficiently prepare for future possibilities while simultaneously dealing with COVID-19.

5 tips for reopening the office safely

Hot desking and handshakes are on the way out thanks to COVID-19, as companies scramble to overhaul their offices and allow a safe return to the workplace.

5 online morale-building techniques for work teams

These digital activities can help foster camaraderie in a time of isolation.

How Indian businesses manage their cash during the pandemic

Finance leaders in India focus on minimising costs, diversifying into newer markets, and adopting digital vehicles to optimise cash inflows.

Video: Services recover in China, but Europe wobbles

Upbeat numbers on China’s services sector lifted investor sentiment, but disappointing European figures soon dented the continent’s recovery hopes.

UK government launches subsidised young people’s work scheme

The Kickstart scheme allows UK employers to take on unemployed young people for six-month government-subsidised work placements.

Finance leaders search for opportunities as outbreak drags on

While some companies find pockets of success, overall sentiment is neutral regarding the next 12 months, according to a quarterly US survey.

The pandemic’s effect on CFO tenure

Finance chiefs don’t tend to stay in their roles as long as CEOs do, and now COVID-19 is further shifting their role and path.

Worried about a colleague’s mental wellbeing?

A clinical psychologist discusses how to approach a colleague you are concerned about, as well as how to provide ongoing support.

The unique COVID-19 challenges in European markets

What are the COVID-19 impacts and current priorities for European finance professionals amidst the ever-present threat of a second wave of the pandemic?