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Asia Pacific CFO Pulse from Deloitte captures insights from 462 CFOs across the region on how they are reshaping their organisations amid geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruption, and inflation. Although global uncertainties and market volatility loom large, the message from Chinese mainland and Hong Kong CFOs is clear: resilience, not retreat, with confidence underpinned by local strengths and the fortification of their companies' financial foundations. 🔍 Key insights: ▸ Confidence is defying sentiment: CFOs are net optimistic about their own businesses, at +29% in the Chinese mainland and +38% in Hong Kong (vs +41% across Asia Pacific). Notably, both markets express greater confidence in the global, regional and local economy than their regional peers. ▸ Staying ready and flexible: To buffer against global shocks, more than half of finance leaders in both markets are tightening cost controls and sharpening their focus on liquidity and cash management. ▸ Global risks, local strength: More than 80% of CFOs in both markets view geopolitics as the top disruption risk for the forthcoming 12 months. Most CFOs are more accustomed to managing uncertainty, they are prioritising growth in existing markets, mainly by focusing on customer acquisition and deepening sales. Chinese mainland CFOs also emphasising operation efficiency improvement ▸ Skills and data hold the key: Chinese mainland CFOs cite data issues (61%) as the top barriers to finance AI adoption, while Hong Kong CFOs point first to talent and skills gaps (69%). In both markets, more than 70% are prioritising the training and upskilling of their existing finance teams. 👉 Read the full report to explore more CFO trends in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, and across Asia-Pacific: https://delo.tt/6049B82n2R #CFOPulse2026 #CFO #BusinessResilience #FinancialLeadership #AIinFinance #DeloitteChina