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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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.

AWARDS

Global Finance Best Trade Finance Awards 2026

Awarded Best Trade Finance Bank in South Africa, Botswana and Mozambique Trade remains a critical driver of Africa’s growth, powering the movement of goods, capital and opportunity across borders.

RESOURCES AND ENERGY

Financing the Corridors: Absa on Critical Minerals, Infrastructure and US-Africa Investment

As global interest in Africa’s critical minerals and infrastructure corridors accelerates, financing models that bridge international capital with on-the-ground execution are becoming increasingly important. In this interview withGarthKlintworth,Chief Representative Officer,AbsaBank Limited Representative Office – Americas, the bank outlines how its US platform and pan-African footprint are working alongside institutions such as the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and U.S. Export-Import Bank to structure bankable projects across energy, mining and regional transport corridors.

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