Over the past year, Absa Group has been hard to miss in East Africa. From boardroom visits and executive engagements to high-profile financing deals and infrastructure transactions, the bank has…
South African capital, long dominant in Southern Africa and deeply embedded across the continent, is now moving decisively north-east. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda are no longer peripheral growth outposts….
Hardly two weeks after Absa Group CEO Kenny Fihla concluded a high-level working visit to Nairobi, Kenya, the Group this week announced that it had hired Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as its…
Absa Group has confirmed the appointment of M-PESA Africa chief executive Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as the new head of its Personal and Private Banking division, marking a significant leadership move as…
When Kenny Fihla walked onto the stage at the B20 Summit in Johannesburg, there was a sense that the room was bracing for more than a corporate address. As the…
Let’s start off with why Absa Group is involved in this B20 summit. When we decided to participate in B20, it was largely because we’re a pan-African bank, and this…
Less than a year after Standard Chartered announced its plan to exit its Wealth and Retail Business (WRB) segment, the long-anticipated transfer to Absa Uganda has entered a decisive phase….
Ecobank Uganda has appointed Emmanuel Kiberu as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), marking a significant addition to the bank’s executive leadership team. A qualified Chartered Accountant with over a…
Absa Bank Uganda has entered into an agreement to acquire the Wealth and Retail Banking (WRB) business of Standard Chartered Bank Uganda. The acquisition marks a major shift in Uganda’s…
Absa Group CEO Kenny Fihla visited Uganda this week as part of his first strategic East Africa roadshow since taking up the role of Group CEO last month, aimed at…
