Youth unemployment is an important issue all around the world, particularly in Zambia where more than half the population is under 20 years old. Young Zambians want to become more […]

Beijing/Hong Kong, 26 March, 2014 – Barclays Group (“Barclays”) and China Development Bank Corporation (“CDB”) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Cooperation in respect of business […]

The coveted Barclays Premier League Trophy was the centre of attention in Khayelitsha’s Football for Hope Centre near Cape Town today as Barclays reaffirmed its financial commitment to the Grassroot […]

Absa Adviser Academy today marks a historic milestone as it has attracted the biggest intake to date of Millennium Financial Advisers who have undergone an extensive selection process for the […]

Banking on Change, a partnership between Barclays and the charities Plan and CARE International, is calling for the development of international principles to help the 2.5 billion people with no […]

A new report published by Barclays today suggests that global economies will fail to flourish unless more entrepreneurs are encouraged to turn their ideas into successful businesses. Over 75 million […]

South Africa’s merchandise trade balance swung back into deficit territory in January, coming in at -ZAR17.1bn. The print was substantially worse than the consensus forecast of -ZAR12.2bn and comes on […]

You’ve left us behind a nation inspired by hope. Rest peacefully. Today we mourn the passing of one of the world’s greatest leaders – Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. On this saddest […]

Barclays Africa Group announces the appointment of Motshabi Mokone as the first Managing Director of Barclays Life Botswana (Pty) Limited with effect from today. This follows the successful repositioning of […]

Maria Ramos has been ranked the 10th most powerful businesswoman in the world by Fortune magazine in their recent survey. This is the fifth year that Ramos has been included […]