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FX Series Find out more about Absa’s expectations for FX in 2021 and onwards in this series of podcasts by Mike Keenan, our Head of Fixed Income and Currency Research. Featured series FX Series 5 EpisodesIn this series, we bring you the latest Coffee Break Commerce podcasts by Mike Keenan, our Head of Fixed Income and Currency Research. Despite disruptive events of 2020 that continue to roll into 2021, Absa’s forecast for the rand remains bullishly positive with research forecasting recovery.Find out more about these expectations, the impact of the current account deficit on the exchange rate and planning within this volatile and unpredictable landscape.MORE Episode 01Tracking the seasonality of the rand Episode 02Tracking the seasonality of the doller Episode 03Tracking the seasonality of the pound View all episodes Latest Podcasts Episode 31 Mike Keenan Head of Fixed Income and Currency Research Absa Group FX Series Rate cuts and rand strength Could long-term trends around interest rate differentials bring a stronger currency our way? Find out in this episode of our Coffee Break Commerce podcast. Episode 30 Mike Keenan Head of Fixed Income and Currency Research Absa Group FX Series What shapes emerging market currencies? How do macro and market themes shape emerging market currencies like the rand – and what does that mean for your business? Find out in this episode of our Coffee Break Commerce podcast. Episode 29 Mike Keenan Head of Fixed Income and Currency Research Absa Group FX Series Interest rates: cuts, consequences and currency reactions After an interest rate cut in South Africa and a jumbo rate cut in the United States, what’s next for currencies like the rand? Find out in this episode of Coffee Break Commerce. Load More × Download Brochures Unlocking your potential with insight and sustainable solutions. FX Interactive Brochure Download Brochure FX Expertise Blog Explore what’s possible Podcasts Rate cuts and rand strength Could long-term trends around interest rate differentials bring a stronger currency our way? Find out in this episode of our Coffee Break Commerce podcast. RISK MANAGEMENT The impact of trade wars on African FX volatility Gerald Katsenga, Head of Global Markets Corporate Sales at Absa Regional Operations, offers a foreign exchange response to US tariffs and global trade wars. Read more Podcasts What shapes emerging market currencies? How do macro and market themes shape emerging market currencies like the rand – and what does that mean for your business? Find out in this episode of our Coffee Break Commerce podcast. RISK MANAGEMENT How Will Currency Trends Shape 2025? How will the events of 2024 shape currency markets in 2025, and what do businesses need to know about foreign exchange (FX)? Join the vodcast discussion with Mike Keenan, Fixed Income and Currency Strategist, and Chris Paizis, Head of Client Foreign Exchange at Absa CIB. RISK MANAGEMENT 2024: The Year in FX Ross Long, Head of Foreign Exchange for the Absa Group, reflects on the factors that shaped FX markets in 2024 and how they influenced the value of the rand. Read more RISK MANAGEMENT Unlocking Liquidity in Local Credit Markets Sibulele Mahalepa, Credit Strategist at Absa Corporate and Investment Banking, examines the low liquidity in South Africa’s ZAR1 trillion credit market and explores how increased transparency could solve the problem. Read more RISK MANAGEMENT Black Friday, the Rand and the Trump Effect Paul Fenwick, CFA: FX Desk Head Markets at Absa Corporate and Investment Banking, explains how the rand’s reaction to the US election will – and won’t – impact retailers ahead of the Black Friday sales Read more RISK MANAGEMENT AI and stablecoins in the new world of digital banking Richard Southey, Chief Digital and Experience Officer, Absa CIB, examines the growth in digital payments and reveals Absa’s focus areas in the digital banking environment. Read more Podcasts Interest rates: cuts, consequences and currency reactions After an interest rate cut in South Africa and a jumbo rate cut in the United States, what’s next for currencies like the rand? Find out in this episode of Coffee Break Commerce. RISK MANAGEMENT FX Hedging in the Age of Big Data and AI Digital technologies like AI and machine learning highlight why corporate treasurers need a data-enabled FX provider. Read more RISK MANAGEMENT Women In Global Markets Share Their Stories Banking is no longer the “boys club” it once was. Absa’s success is built on the priceless contributions of its female staff. In this video Vuyo Mafrika, Head of Clients Solutions Group for the Africa Regional Operations; Mpume Myeza, Head: Corporate FX Flow at Absa CIB; and Bulelwa Soyamba, Director of Structured Sales at Absa CIB; share their experiences of being a woman in banking, and offer some advice to their younger peers. RISK MANAGEMENT How digital currencies are changing the FX landscape Digital currencies – whether stablecoins or issued by central banks – are disrupting the cross-border payment space. What are the risks and opportunities for corporate treasurers? Read more OUR TRACK RECORD Feedback from our clients “Absa provided us with advice on matters related to project finance and maximising interest income on excess cash. The service received has been outstanding and we have had better-than forecasted interest earnings as a result of the guidance and restructuring provided by Absa CIB. We have also received substantial support for decision making purposes when it comes to financial instruments held with Absa.” Dorper Wind Farm – South Africa President, Trade Association - Africa "Absa has been a partner bank to ACWA Power since our first successful project bid, providing the group with project financing, working capital as well as mandated as the account bank for the project. 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