Igniting economic collaboration through trust Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Insights and Events > Igniting economic collaboration through trust SHARE Bringing you the best of the 2022 World Economic Forum Charting a new course towards economic recovery and hope requires us to work together and build on today for a prosperous tomorrow. This year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting takes place against a back drop of the most consequential geopolitical and geo-economic moments of the past three decades. With the world dealing with a post-COVID reality and the global fall out following the Russia and Ukraine conflict, international collaboration is more vital than ever. To keep you up to date, we’re sending financial journalist, Bruce Whitfield, to Davos to cover this year’s conference. As 2,000 of the worlds foremost experts and leaders meeting in person to chart a course forward, tune into The Money Show for all of the latest insights and info from the WEF. For more information, click here The bravery to imagine. That’s Africanacity. https://cib.absa.africa/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3 Related Articles RISK MANAGEMENT Five Issues Africa Must Prioritise to Expedite Intra-Continental Trade in a Fragmenting Global Economy There is no shortage of hype around the promise of the African Continental Free Trade Area, often framed as a ready-made substitute for the export markets Africa risks losing under shifting U.S. trade policy. The tariff wave under the Trump administration was a harsh – though in many ways inevitable – lesson in how fragile a trade model becomes when it leans too heavily on a few dominant markets. Read more EVENTS Macro and Risk Management Conference 2025 The Absa Macro and Risk Management Conference underscores Absa’s commitment to helping clients make sense of global volatility and translate it into actionable African strategy. By convening world-class thinkers, the conference challenges institutional investors and corporate leaders to look beyond the noise of tariffs, wars, and economic turbulence — and focus on long-term opportunities for growth, resilience, and regional collaboration. Read more RISK MANAGEMENT How Islamic Finance is Enabling Access to Capital in African Markets A few years ago, a major family-owned enterprise in South Africa’s consumer goods sector began a phased transition towards Islamic aligned financing. This strategic decision grounded not in cost, but in conviction signalled to financial institutions that all future lending would need to comply with Islamic values giving them time to develop suitable products. Read more
