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Financial planning in
Ethiopia Financial planning
Definition A. Financial planning is the process of estimating the capital required and determining it's competition.
B. It is the process of framing financial policies in
relation to procurement , investment and administration of funds of an enterprise. C. It is a document containing a person's current money situation and long term monetary goal as well as strategies to achieve those goal. D. It begins with a thorough evaluation of the person's current financial state and future expectations . Objectives of financial planning Financial planning has got many objectives to look forward to: A. determining capital requirements_ This will be depend up on factors like: Cost of current and fixed assets Promotional expenses and long range planning. B. Determining capital structure. The capital structure is the composition of capital i.e. the relative kind and proportion of capital required in the business. This includes decisions of debt _equity ratio both short term and long term. C. Farming financial policies with regards to cash control, lending, borrowings, etc. D. Financial manager ensure that the scarce financial resource are maximally utilized in the best possible manner at least cost in order to gate maximum return on investment . Ethiopia's financial plan as over the past decade, been operating under a financial repression frame work used by the government for managing it's monetary and foreign exchange policy and financing of large infrastructure projects and state- owned-enterprise (SOEs). Instruments under this frame work include the central bank financing of the government ,state dominated banking sector mandatory financing of priority projects and directed credit, administrated interest rate captive domestic market for government debt, high liquidity and capital requirements. Process of financial planning in Ethiopia it has five simple steps: 1. Know where you stand.(understand your current financial situation 2. set your goals 3. plan for the future 4. managing money 5. Review your plan. A. currently, the Ethiopian financial sector consists of 3 public banks 1 including Development bank of Ethiopia (DBE 16 private banks 14 private insurance companies 1 public insurance company 31 micro finance institutions 8200 saving credit cooperatives(SACCOs) in both rural and urban area Importance of financial planning Financial planning is process of Farming objectives Policies Procedures Program and budget regarding the financial activity of a concern. The importance can be outline as 1: Adequate funds have to be ensured 2: financial planning helps in ensuring a reasonable balance between out flow and inflow of funds so that stability is maintained. 3: Financial planning ensures that supplies of funds are easily investing in company which exercise financial planning. 4: Financial planning helps in making growth and expansion program which helps in long-run survival of the company. 5: financial planning helps in reducing the uncertainties which can be a hindrance to growth of the company. 6: Financial planning reduces uncertainties with regard to changing market trends which can be faced easily through enough funds. Components of good financial planning 1. financial goal 2.Net worth statement 3.bugdet and cash flow planning 4.debt management plan 5.retirement plan 6. Emergency funds 7. Insurance coverage 8. Estate plan. Thanks For Your Attention