Standard Chartered has held a client conference to discuss trends and issues in liquidity management in Bahrain. The event was attended by more than 25 senior finance and treasury representatives of the bank's clients.

The forum focused on how organisations are managing their liquidity needs and position during this period, cash flow pressure and optimal working capital management, covering topics such as cash flow forecasting, liquidity and working capital management and control of the flow of funds.

"Working capital management is one of the key issues that companies are looking at to ensure enough liquidity to fund their operations and to maintain a healthy balance sheet," said Standard Chartered Bahrain head of transaction banking Hussain Shirazie.

"As the first bank in Bahrain, we are continuously committed to being here for our clients to provide them with an ideal platform such as this conference, to network and share our global expertise. It is also part of our continuous efforts to deepen our client relationships and develop further understanding of their business requirements and needs," he added.

Standard Chartered regularly holds conferences and seminars for its clients to discuss the latest issues and trends in the finance industry in general and their business in particular.-TradeArabia News Service