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Our Stories
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
The Wheels Aren’t Coming Off Road Transport. But Who Is Backing the Operators?
By Bernard Vilakazi For the 2026 fiscal year, the South African government has placed transport at the centre of its recovery strategy. In his recent Budget Speech, Finance Minister Enoch...
2026
What Africa’s Stablecoin Boom Means for its Financial System
By Adesoji Solanke Back in 2014, two blockchain pioneers set out to solve a problem confronting the early cryptocurrency ecosystem: the extreme price volatility of Bitcoin and the first generation...
2026
Where Investors Can Back Africa’s Trade Expansion
By Abdul Yassim and Mosa Tshabalala Before 2008, global banks operated through expansive cross-border networks, tiering markets into core and peripheral exposures and managing trade flows accordingly, but in the...
2026
How Finance Can Help Build More Integrated African Supply Chains
By Abdul Yassim and Mosa Tshabalala If one were to speak to African suppliers who trade across borders, many would say that doing business within the continent can feel riskier...
2026
The trends affecting South Africa’s franchises in 2026
By James Noble Ahead of the Franchise Association of South Africa’s 2026 National Conference and Expo, James Noble, Sector Executive: Wholesale, Retail and Franchising at Absa Business Banking, underlines the...
2026
Is Multi-Asset Prime Brokerage Becoming Essential for the Modern Hedge Fund?
By Chris Edwards Many argue that the global financial crisis permanently changed the relationship between hedge funds and their prime brokers. Prior to 2008, South African equity managers were typically...
2026
What SA’s Small Businesses Can Expect in 2026
By Vignesh Subramani South Africa heads into 2026 on firmer economic footing than in recent years, with a steadier macro backdrop and modest growth prospects beginning to take shape. That...
2026
Botswana and Ghana Show How Africa’s Mining Agenda Is Moving Inward
By Thuso Tseetse and Reindolf Ofosu-Hene It is often said that Africa holds close to a third of the world’s known reserves of the minerals essential to the energy transition...
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...