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Financing Frontiers: Navigating SME Financing Dynamics With DFIs

A single catalytic loan. For many South African SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises), this can be the difference between barely covering expenses and the start of a profitable, multimillion-rand operation.

Breaking Barriers To women Leadership In The South African Financial Sector

It isn’t for lack of ambition or ability that women in corporate South Africa find the C-suite doors often shut. Structural barriers and the notorious ‘broken rung’ on the corporate ladder – where women are excluded from crucial career opportunities – continue to curtail their ascent, highlighting the need for solutions that tackle the root causes of gender disparities, not just their manifestations.

Supporting Women Entrepreneurs To Close The Finance Chasm

Broadening our horizons. Cementing our purpose. Crafting our stories.

Pioneering Sustainable Living In Africa With Absa 

At Absa our ambition is to ‘house the nation and shape the industry in a meaningful way’. This approach guides our decision making and spurs future-fit innovation for our customers, our partners, and the communities we operate in.

Offering Some Light Amid The Darkness

Keeping the business lights on during load shedding requires innovative solutions, which, in turn, require cash injections. By Trevor Crighton.

The Untapped Potential Of The “Township economy”

SPONSORED: Understanding the ins and outs of KasiNomics.

Transforming Agriculture Through Innovative Financing

The Financial Times recently ran a fascinating article entitled: “Wine growers fear funding will wither after fall of Silicon Valley Bank” – as one of the premium lenders to the South African agriculture market, this headline definitely caught the eye. 

Agricultural Resilience: Can It Continue Into 2023?

The beginning of 2023 is an opportune time to reflect on the performance and travails of the agricultural sector.

Profit And Purpose Are Key To Long-Term Agri Success In South Africa

Participants in the South African agriculture and agri-processing sectors are going to need to prioritise sustainability if they are serious about accessing affordable capital solutions and growing market share.  

Diversification Is Key To Sustainability Of Agri Operations

Author: Roux Wildenboer, Head of Agriculture, Absa CIB.

Ready To Support Employability Through Education

SPONSORED: Africa’s next generation faces a rapidly changing world. Through a demand-led approach, Absa partners with leading specialists to empower and equip young people with the training and tools they need for employment and entrepreneurship.

“Farm To Fork” Never Looked This Good

Author: Isana Cordier, Consumer Sector Head at Absa Corporate and Investment Banking, and Roux Wildenboer, Sector Head for Agriculture at Absa Corporate and Investment Banking.

Banking On The SA Wine Sector

Author: Abrie Rautenbach, Head of AgriBusiness, Relationship Banking, Absa Group

Absa L’Atelier 2022 Brings African Artists’ Possibilities To Life

SPONSORED: Absa – in partnership with the South African National Association for the Visual Arts (SANAVA) – is delighted to announce the four category winners of the Pan-African Absa L’Atelier initiative.

How To Get Your Agri Business Export Ready

Author: Roux Wildeboer, Sector Head for Agriculture at Absa Investment Banking.

Battery Energy Storage Systems To Boost Reliability And The Adoption Of Renewable Energy

SPONSORED: Load shedding has been an almost daily occurrence over the winter months and has now reached historic levels.

Everything You Need To Know To Get Your Agri-Projects Funded

As the largest agricultural funder in South Africa, Absa facilitates investment, infrastructure, and trade development to support the full agriculture value chain across the continent.

Knitting Us Together: 67 Blankets

SPONSORED: It began with a single stitch. In 2016, a small team at Absa began to knit blankets for Mandela Day, inspired by a simple idea.

Energy Sector Moves Up A Gear

While South Africans are understandably frustrated by the operational issues at Eskom and the impact it is having on business and quality of life, it is important to stop and appreciate that real progress is being made.

Absa: A Force For Good In Youth Education And Development

SPONSORED: Education and skills development are priority focus areas for Absa. They are the critical pillars that support our role in society and our aim to be an active force for good in everything we do.