A history of Volkskas and the Absa Banking group
… In 1992 Volkskas merged with other banks to become Absa, now the largest bank in South Africa. The Origins of Volkskas … the bank had to address was its exposure to agriculture.’ Now Volkskas began to move into other sectors. In 1959 it … Ltd, which held the registered commercial bank, the group now had VMB, a registered merchant bank; VIB, a registered …