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…
Absa Group has launched a grand plan that will ensure its clients to benefit from enhanced features such as advanced machine learning algorithms, and improved data analytics – technologies that…
Absa Group Ltd has concluded further agreements with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group, freeing up additional financial capacity for investments in Pan-African climate finance projects. In 2019, MIGA issued capital guarantees worth USD 497 million to Absa Group in support of managing certain climate risks in countries including Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique,…
Absa Group reported a resilient set of results for 2023, delivered in an operating environment that was weaker than expected, particularly in South Africa where continued electricity supply disruptions, supply…
Ahead of the event, David Wandera FCCA, the Absa Executive Director & Head of Financial Markets discusses the financial markets landscape in 2023 and why it is important for financial…
