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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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By Bulelwa Soyamba, Head: FX Options Sales, Absa CIB As one of the most liquid foreign exchange markets in the world and the gateway to the African continent, South African...
By Shirley Webber, Head of Natural Resources and Energy, CIB Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) Head of Natural Resources Shirley Webber has predicted that the current reduced demand for oil...
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...
Sazini Mojapelo, Absa Group Head of Citizenship and Community Development How digital transformation can be shaped to create a more inclusive and socially responsible world. Globalisation has facilitated easy access...
By Sazini Mojapelo, Managing Executive: Absa Corporate Citizenship and Community Investments International Women’s Day 2020: Empowering women changes the world Last year I attended the talk by Melinda Gates, on...
Liza Eustace, Sector Head: Healthcare, Construction & Hospitality The impact of Covid-19 has been far reaching and naturally, some industries have been harder hit than others. The extent and length...
By Sandro Bucchianeri; Absa Group Chief Security Officer With where we find ourselves today in relation to COVID-19, the urgency to move to the cloud has never been greater. An...
By Dr Roze Phillips, futurist, medical doctor and Absa's Group Executive for People and Culture COVID-19 is casting a long shadow. We are medically, economically and morally vulnerable. This shadow...
Guest Editor’s column: Simi Siwisa, Absa Group Head of Public Policy For the IMF, the rapid debt accumulation in more than 40% of African economies is a key concern. This is...