Laiser: At Absa, empowering women isn’t charity, it is smart economics

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of ABSA Bank Tanzania, Mr Obedi Laiser

What you need to know:

  • The theme Give to Gain aligns with Absa’s internal belief that investing in women generates institutional and national returns. In practice, this has meant embedding gender responsiveness into lending, hiring and promotion processes. Mr Laiser was keen to emphasise that inclusion is not a parallel initiative within the bank; it is integrated into its operating model.