Row rect Shape Decorative svg added to bottom Your success, our award-winning commitment. Recognised by The Asian Banker Middle East and Africa Finance Awards 2025. Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Insights and Events > The Asian Banker Awards 2025 SHARE Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) is proud to be recognised as the Best Trade Finance Bank in South Africa and Mauritius by The Asian Banker Middle East and Africa Finance Awards 2025, one of the region’s most rigorous and prestigious benchmarks of excellence in financial services. This recognition reflects our unwavering commitment to enabling Trade and Working Capital solutions that help businesses grow, connect and thrive across Africa. By combining deep local insight with global standards of execution, we continue to support our clients in navigating the evolving trade landscape with confidence and agility. Through our suite of Trade and Working Capital solutions, we facilitate trade flows into, out of, and across African markets; unlocking opportunities for growth, resilience, and shared progress. From domestic and international trade finance, to guarantees, escrow services, Islamic finance and structured trade loans, we provide the expertise and network our clients need to compete and expand on the global stage. This award is a reflection of our collective ambition to be Africa’s leading Trade Finance and Working Capital partner. It recognises not only our product excellence but also the partnerships that underpin our success, with our clients, colleagues, and communities across the continent. We remain deeply invested in Africa’s trade story, working every day to empower businesses that move our economies forward. Thank you to our clients for your trust, and to our teams for their dedication and expertise. Together, we are shaping the future of Trade and Working Capital in Africa. Discover how we are enabling Africa’s trade growth → Connect with us: Mosa Tshabalala Kuben Pillay https://cib.absa.africa/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3 Related Articles RISK MANAGEMENT The energy transition provides Africa with an opportunity to accelerate its development The global shift to cleaner energy technologies provides Africa with a unique opportunity to accelerate its development and enhance its prosperity – though there are risks as well that must be carefully managed. Read more Videos In conversation with African Export–Import Bank Effective management during a pandemic needs to be supported with cross-sector partnerships and sustainable funding. Videos In conversation with The Global Fund The Global Fund is a partnership designed to accelerate the end of epidemics.