ABSA INTERNATIONAL SACHAM Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Absa International > SACHAM SACHAM Empowering and strengthening economic relations between South Africa and Singapore. By promoting trade, investment, finance and industry. Absa international Empowering and strengthening economic relations between South Africa, Middle East and Asia by promoting promoting trade, investment, finance and industry. This year, in association with Absa Corporate and Investment Banking, SACHAM-sg and the SACHAM in South Korea, we’re excited to be hosting a webinar that will facilitate an informative discussion on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and share the opportunities it presents for global businesses. The webinar will also unpack what the AfCFTA is about, explore how global corporates & multinationals can benefit from it, issue a progress update from the 1st of January 2021, and look at what the future has in store. 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