MONEY SMART WEEK SOUTH AFRICA Become more educated about your finances | Foreign Exchange Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Insights and Events > Become more educated about your finances | Foreign Exchange Chris Paizis Head: Corporate FXand International Banking SHARE Money Smart Week South Africa is a financial literacy campaign aimed at motivating and empowering all South Africans to become more educated about their finances. Financial literacy is essential for the growth and development of our Nation. Foreign exchange is the act of trading or selling one currency for another. The exchange rate is used to determine how much it will cost you to buy one unit of currency. Chris Paizis from Absa Corporate and Investment Banking unpacks Foreign Exchange breaking down what you need to know about buying and selling currencies. Chris Paizis Head: Corporate FX and International Banking https://cib.absa.africa/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3 Related Articles RISK MANAGEMENT Focused on FX, Issue 1 Read the first issue of Absa CIB's Focused on FX newsletter and get the latest insights and updates from our award-winning foreign exchange experts. Read more COMMERCIAL PROPERTY East Africa’s Real Estate Market Primed for Those Who Know It Best In 2023, a financing deal quietly redrew the boundaries of East Africa’s real estate playbook. Acorn Holdings Limited secured KES 6.7 billion from Absa Group and Absa Bank Kenya to develop ten purpose-built student accommodation sites across Nairobi. 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.