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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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2022
There Is More To Emerging Markets Currency Volatility Than The Stark Realities Of The Global Pandemic
While there can be no doubt that COVID-19 has wreaked havoc with markets across the world, and has also made trading foreign exchange difficult, we must not lose sight of...
2022
The 2021 African Investigative Journalism Conference
By Anton Harber – Wits University Professor of Journalism When I started in journalism in 1980, you had to be able to type, take notes at great speed, keep a...
2022
Managing Your Investments During A Period Of Turmoil
By Vimal Kumar, Chief Executive: Retail and Business Banking, Digital and Customer Experience, Absa Regional Operations The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every sector of society across the globe, with everyone...
2022
2021 – The Year To Stay Safe And Vigilant
By Trevor Damon, Head of Fraud Strategy, Absa Regional Operations Cybercriminals and fraudsters never take a rest and neither should you. As our world becomes more digitally focused each day,...
2022
Tourism In Africa: Next Destination – Recovery
By Liza Eustace, Sector Head of Healthcare, Construction & Hospitality at Absa Corporate and Investment Banking It will not be an easy way back for the tourism industry in Africa...
2022
Now Is The Time To Move Africa’s Financial Markets Forward
By George Asante, Absa Global Markets The COVID-19 pandemic has made the underlying structure and resilience of African financial markets a critical matter for consumers of capital as well as...
2022
Changing The Way We Shop And How We Spend In 2021
Although the past year has been difficult for many of us, things are starting to look up, writes Fehmida Motara, Head of Retail Products, Absa Regional Operations. There can be...
2022
The Road To COP26: Opportunities, Challenges And The African Transition To Net-Zero
By Vera Songwe, UN Under-Secretary-General and 9th Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) While most of the world’s largest economies and many leading companies have announced plans...
2022
Africa Raises Its Voice In The War On Climate Change
By Heidi Barends, Co-Head of Sustainable Finance, Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) The world is clearly seeing how quickly a disaster can escalate when not globally coordinated and when...
2022
A Just Transition To Net-Zero Will Require A Collective Global Effort
By David Renwick, Head of Investment Banking Division. Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) As we head towards COP26 in Scotland, the world is reeling from the impacts of COVID-19...