The Barclays Africa reported a 4% increase in headline earnings in 2017 as impairments declined substantially from a high base in 2016.

Absa Group Limited today reported good progress in positioning to deliver on the new corporate africa domain it launched in March 2018.

Barclays Africa Group Limited, one of the largest banking groups in Africa, today outlined a new business strategy to deliver on ambitious goals.

The PMI rose from 49.5 in November to 50.7 points in December, which is just above the neutral mark and signals growth in the sector.

The seasonally adjusted Absa PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) rose to 49.5 index points in November from 42.4 in October.

Absa's PMI January 2018 rose to 49.9 index points. This is the best reading since May 2017.

Barclays Africa Group Limited has officially been renamed Absa Group Limited and started trading under its new name and new share code (ABG).

The dismal Purchasing Managers Index reading suggests that the South African manufacturing sector ended the year on the back foot.

The Absa Asset Management and Multi-Management teams came out tops at the 2018 annual Raging Bull Awards held in Cape Town last night.

The Court found that the remedial actions of the Public Protector “were a product of a procedurally unfair process and are unlawful” and “was not impartial”.