In early 2020, as Covid-19 disrupted business operations in every corner of the globe, liquidity became one of executives' top concerns. Today, as companies around the world continue to recover from the pandemic's fallout—supply-chain challenges, inflation, and rising interest rates, to name a few ongoing issues—liquidity is again at the forefront of senior managers' minds.

C2FO recently surveyed 1,240 business and finance managers across 10 countries about the current status of their organizations' working capital and liquidity, as well as their concerns for the near future. The results reflect a fairly gloomy perspective on the present state of commerce but substantially more optimism about the road ahead.

Overall, 28 percent of global respondents said their country's economy is either excellent or good. However, 39 percent described their domestic economy as either not very good or not good at all.