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  "id": 1656810,
  "title": "Absa profit hits record high despite weaker Africa earnings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/absa-profit-hits-record-high-despite-weaker-africa-earnings",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:51:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
    "slug": "moneyweb",
    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/companies-and-deals/absa-profit-hits-record-high-despite-weaker-africa-earnings/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South African operations helped offset weaker earnings elsewhere on the continent as headline earnings rose 8% to a record R12.8bn.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}