INVESTMENT BANKING

Project Financing

Leverage our regional and sector expertise to realise your African ambitions

Our team of trusted experts will support your business aspirations with a full spectrum of project financing and risk management solutions. We meet complex requirements across Africa in several sectors including resources, power, infrastructure, telecommunications and the industrial space.

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Resource and Project Finance

Finance critical assets and projects with tailormade solutions

We can assist you with project finance advisory and specialist financing capabilities including debt arranging, underwriting and syndication services, as well as agent and account banking solutions.

Our offering also includes project finance term loans, reserve-based lending facilities, export credit agency-backed loans, bridging loans and working capital facilities for project companies.

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Leading-edge thinking from our team of financial and sector experts

RISK MANAGEMENT

Should you invest in gold?

Does gold warrant a place in a diversified investment portfolio? Michael Mgwaba, Head of Exchange Traded Products at Absa CIB, ran the numbers to find a definitive answer to the age-old debate.

VIDEO

What Motivates and Inspires Women in Banking?

The financial services space is a dynamic, challenging and rewarding environment – and women bring unique perspectives to the space. Three of our colleagues from the Absa CIB Global Markets team – Head of Financial Engineering Joanne Hobbs, Head of Structured Trading Zine Misani and XVA Trader Moshabele Modise – share what motivates and inspires them as women in the industry.

CONSUMER INSIGHTS

Absa Merchant Spend Analytics Report: H1 2025

Absa Merchant Spend Analytics Report: June 2025- Consumer card spending remained volatile in June 2025, with most categories experiencing significant declines. Following a minor recovery in May, both card spending and transaction volumes decreased once more. Historically, June typically marks a downturn before a July rebound.

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