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Our Stories
Our Voices
We are excited to introduce Absa Voices. This is where we share the views and perspectives of colleagues, subject matter experts from business and stakeholders on a variety of interesting topics.
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2026
How Africa Can Turn Fragmented Mineral Belts into Coherent Regional Value Chains
By Shirley Webber and Stephen Seaka In 2023, a mine operating along the Central African Copperbelt moved its first test consignment through the Lobito Corridor, using the refurbished rail spine...
2026
Africa’s Capital Markets Are Moving Again. Here’s How.
By Kumeshen Naidoo and Narisa Balgobind Kenyan beverages giant East African Breweries recently refinanced an existing KES 11 billion corporate bond through a medium-term note priced at 11.8%, marking the...
2026
What Gold and Copper Tell Us About the New Logic of Mining Investment in Africa
By Mpho Mofokeng and Craig Brewer When gold broke through the US$4,000 mark in October last year to reach new record highs, the market saw it as investors seeking a...
2025
A big question looms over COP30: If we cannot stop a warming climate, can we at least adapt?
By Msizi Khoza Brazil has called on nations to prioritize honouring previous pledges ahead of COP30. Climate adaptation financing was a major talking point at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Developed...
2025
The Integrity of the Press Is a Matter of National Interest
By Christine Wu, Interim Co-Chief Executive: Personal and Private Banking There is a seldom-seen photograph of Nelson Mandela in the months leading up to South Africa’s first democratic election. He...
2025
Sponsors Remarks for W20 Empower Event 29 October 2025
When more women have work, more lives change for the better. Families, communities, and even countries can be transformed. This is due to the exponential effect that women employment creates....
2025
Building resilience for the future through purposeful impact
By Punki Modise, Chief Sustainability Officer, Absa Group Sustainable finance is often judged by its immediate impact. But looking at it through a short-term lens misses the point. For banks...
2024
A call for greater ambition and collaboration
Punki Modise, Group Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)’s 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) concluded in a swirl of debate, promise and...
2024
Navigating SA’s decarbonisation issue in response to CBAM SA’s energy crisis
Punki Modise – Group Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer SA’s energy crisis remains one of the most significant barriers to decarbonisation. The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), due to...
2024
The four letters that will define COP29
By Punki Modise, Group Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer at Absa. In the halls of the Bella Centre at COP15, developed nations committed to mobilising $100 billion per year by...