Row rect Shape Decorative svg added to bottom EVENT | 4 MARCH 2021 South Africa Chamber of Commerce Singapore Budget Speech Webinar Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Insights and Events > South African economic outlook and 2021 budget delivered by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni SHARE This insightful webinar unpacks the implications of the 2021 Budget Speech from a global perspective in association with South African Chamber of Commerce Singapore, St James Place and Absa Corporate Investment Bank. What's the outlook from here? Watch to find out more. Guest speakers: Jeff Gable - Head of Research at CIB and Michael Booth - Associate partner of St James Place https://cib.absa.africa/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3 Related Articles RISK MANAGEMENT The New Centre of Market Resilience Sabir Ballim, Head of Transactional Banking FI Sales UK/EU and US, and Mosetsana Mahlafunya, Group Head of Absa Investor Services, explore how custody has progressed, due to the evolution of African markets. Read more RISK MANAGEMENT No New JIBAR Prohibition With nine months remaining until the formal cessation of the Johannesburg Interbank Average Rate (JIBAR) on 31 December 2026, the South African Reserve Bank Prudential Authority (SARB PA) and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), together “the Authorities”, have issued a joint communication instructing financial institutions to stop initiating new JIBAR-linked transactions, products and exposures from 1 May 2026. Read more RISK MANAGEMENT The business playbook for a stronger rand Chris Paizis, Head of Client FX and International Banking at Absa CIB, outlines the options for corporate treasurers when the rand strengthens against the US dollar. Read more
