David A. Wandera

Risk management is not only something banks do for themselves. It is also one of the ways they help businesses stay focused, stable and resilient. In this reel, @DavidAWandera , Managing Director of @AbsaUganda, explains how businesses face different forms of risk — from liquidity pressure and pricing uncertainty to volatility in interest rates and exchange rates. For example, a business building a project may not know where borrowing costs will be months from now. A coffee or tea exporter may not know where the exchange rate will be by the time export proceeds come in. That is where risk management solutions come in. For David, the purpose is simple: to help businesses focus on their core work while the bank helps them manage uncertainty around liquidity, pricing, interest rates and foreign exchange volatility. “You can never manage risk 100%,” he says, “but even if you mitigate it, it makes a world of difference between staying solvent and operating — and winding down.” In the wider interview, David connects this risk-management discipline to Absa Uganda’s strong 2025 performance: total income up 16.6% to UGX 637 billion, profit after tax up 25.1% to UGX 222 billion, total assets up 29.4% to UGX 7.03 trillion, and customer deposits up 46.4% to UGX 4.66 trillion. Watch the full interview on CEO East Africa Magazine’s YouTube channel. Link to full video:youtu.be/aBdRU93hdbo @StKyamutetera #AbsaUganda #DavidWandera #BankingLeadership #RiskManagement #CEOEastAfrica