{"version":"20240116","show_thumbnails":true,"show_date":true,"show_context":true,"layout":"grid","headline":"Related","items":[{"id":6843,"url":"https://oralseastafrica.news/absa-posts-28pc-profits-on-containing-costs/","url_meta":{"origin":8780,"position":0},"title":"Absa posts 28pc profits on out-running costs","author":"Oral East Africa","date":"August 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Absa Bank Kenya has reported an impressive 28.9 percent jump in net profits in a difficult half year of Kes10.7 billion after revenues outpaced rise in costs. The Pan African lender saw interest income rise by Kes7.1 billion which was enough to cover for the sharp rise in costs that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Finance & Markets"","block_context":{"text":"Finance & Markets","link":"https://oralseastafrica.news/category/finance-markets/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https://i0.wp.com/oralseastafrica.news/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Absa-Omari-Mohamed-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https://i0.wp.com/oralseastafrica.news/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Absa-Omari-Mohamed-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https://i0.wp.com/oralseastafrica.news/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Absa-Omari-Mohamed-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https://i0.wp.com/oralseastafrica.news/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Absa-Omari-Mohamed-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https://i0.wp.com/oralseastafrica.news/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Absa-Omari-Mohamed-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8664,"url":"https://oralseastafrica.news/iwd-absa-women-executives-write-the-story-of-the-future-of-female-finance/","url_meta":{"origin":8780,"position":1},"title":"IWD: Absa Women executives write the story of the future of female finance","author":"Oral East Africa","date":"March 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In the tone of a friendly elementary teacher, Ms Vuyo took us through her bag of trick words, Total Return Swaps, Repos, Buy and Sale Backs were her favourites for their exposure to foreign currency and openness to Kenyan investors who can purchase a position in shillings.","rel":"","context":"In "Long Read"","block_context":{"text":"Long Read","link":"https://oralseastafrica.news/category/long-read/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https://i0.wp.com/oralseastafrica.news/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/3J1A8971-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https://i0.wp.com/oralseastafrica.news/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/3J1A8971-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https://i0.wp.com/oralseastafrica.news/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/3J1A8971-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https://i0.wp.com/oralseastafrica.news/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/3J1A8971-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https://i0.wp.com/oralseastafrica.news/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/3J1A8971-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7915,"url":"https://oralseastafrica.news/absa-bank-sees-strong-profit-growth-on-cost-containment/","url_meta":{"origin":8780,"position":2},"title":"Absa Bank sees strong profit growth on cost containment","author":"Oral East Africa","date":"November 20, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Absa Bank cost containment strategies helped reduce the lenders cost to income ratio to 37.8 percent with this improvement resulting in total revenue growth outpacing costs, aided by an improving rate environment.","rel":"","context":"In "Finance & Markets"","block_context":{"text":"Finance & Markets","link":"https://oralseastafrica.news/category/finance-markets/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https://i0.wp.com/oralseastafrica.news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABSA.jpg?fit=680%2C382&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https://i0.wp.com/oralseastafrica.news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABSA.jpg?fit=680%2C382&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https://i0.wp.com/oralseastafrica.news/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ABSA.jpg?fit=680%2C382&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}]}