In a world shaped by volatility, the 2025 Absa Macro and Risk Management Conference brings together Africa’s sharpest minds to decode the ripple effects of global disruption. From trade tariffs and geopolitical tensions to shifting monetary policies and climate-linked shocks; the global landscape is sending tremors through every market.

 

This year’s theme: “From Global Shockwaves to African Strategy,” invites us to explore how our continent is navigating the crosscurrents of risk and opportunity. We’ll unpack how wars and trade barriers are reshaping capital flows, how inflation and interest rate cycles are influencing investment decisions and how African institutions are adapting their risk frameworks to stay ahead.

 

Through keynote insights and panel debates, we’ll spotlight the tools and thinking that empower African markets not just to survive, but to thrive in a turbulent global economy.

 

The Macro and Risk Management Conference is an opportunity for Absa to achieve several things. One is to formalise our relationship with our clients from the perspective of how they can lean on the bank in terms of access to information and access to top thinkers. We also want to give them the opportunity to reflect in an environment that is not cluttered and that is free from pressure so that they can make informed decisions. An event like this one gives us an opportunity to consider and challenge our approach to how we work with the goal to be more resilient and robust to the changing dynamics of the global economic system.

 

Our clients will benefit from this and the bank can play an active role in the solutions that a change in thinking requires. We will explore how leaders can navigate economic challenges through risk management, innovation and considerate decision-making.

 

Absa Corporate and Investment Banking has the insights to help you break into new markets. We are invested in your story and we invite you to write it with us, because your story matters.