Grants

The DBSA Development Fund provides grant funding and co-funding for project-level capacity building projects in South Africa.  Capacity building projects enhance the institutional capability of the DBSA’s clients to identify, define and solve challenges that prevent them from managing functions, performing tasks and rendering services effectively, as well as  those that develop their local economy.  Grants are also approved for feasibility studies and BEE initiatives.

  Lending

Lending products include a range of financial instruments and other lending related services that are available to the Bank’s public and private clients. The Bank offers numerous combinations of financial instruments structured to fit the needs of the client, and lending focused on infrastructure and commercially viable projects.  The Bank also provides credit lines to other development finance institutions and uses the following currencies: Dollar, Euro and Rand.  Long-term lending is generally for more than five years.

  Investing

The Bank’s financing role entails the provision of a range of financial products to private and public sector organizations.  The Bank’s financing role will be determined primarily by the need to play a catalytic role in leveraging private sector investment for infrastructure.  Investing products include Equity Funds, BEE financing of equities, and private funding.

  Underwriting Guarantees

As a development orientated financial institution, the Bank is committed to assume risk for development and improve the borrowing capacity of our clients in South Africa and in the SADC region. The Bank underwrites guarantees and its credit enhances projects and/clients to attract better financing terms and conditions.  Underwriting guarantees is central to capital markets development strategies.

  Arranging of Finance

The Bank partners with international development and finance institutions to enhance integrated economic development and growth in SADC and South Africa.