Singapore CFO Business Optimism Falls 34 Points, the Sharpest Decline Across Nine Markets

SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Business optimism among Singapore CFOs fell 34 percentage points year over year, from 93% in late 2025 to 59% in 2026, the largest decline across the nine markets surveyed by Kyriba. At the same time, only 16% of Singapore respondents say their organisations can quantify financial risk exposure in real time or near real time. The findings reveal a widening gap between awareness of risk and the ability to assess its financial impact quickly enough to respond.

The findings from Kyriba’s CFO Risk Radar 2026 are being released as more than 300 treasury and finance leaders gather at KyribaLive Exchange Singapore today to discuss financial risk, resilience and the changing role of treasury across Asia-Pacific.