DBSA Press

Development Bank of Southern Africa to set up Climate Finance Facility

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) announced today that it has been awarded funding to the value of USD$55.6m from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to establish a R2 billion Climate Finance Facility (CFF)....

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DBSA response on the funding of coal fired power plants
DBSA response on requests for comment on the funding of the Thabametsi and Khanyisa coal fired power plants...

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How development banks can ‘shift the trillions'

The DBSA and the French DFI, AFD, have been working together since 1994, focusing on sustainable infrastructure investment through the provision of municipal credit lines and the co-financing of municipalities’ investment programmes....

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Financial Mail Infrastructure Report 2018

The DBSA has partnered with the Financial Mail for the 2018 Infrastructure Annual Report. The report takes a look at infrastructure developments and projects in South Africa and beyond, as well as DBSA early-stage funding and early-stage risk leveraging....

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NDB and DBSA Sign MOU to Establish Framework for Cooperation

New Development Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Establish Framework for Cooperation...

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BRICS Annual Economic Research Award

The Export-Import Bank of India under the umbrella of the BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism (ICM) is inviting applications for the 2018 Economic Research award....

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Boosting Infrastructure Investment by Addressing Governance Gaps

Government, private sector, multilaterals, and development partners gather in Cape Town as this topic takes center stage globally...

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DBSA Annual Financial Results
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) today released its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2017....

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DBSA partners with Zambia to deliver infrastructure on the continent

Midrand - The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) hosted Zambia’s Finance Minister, Honourable Felix Mutati and his delegation at the DBSA’s offices on Tuesday, 22 August 2017....

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DBSA partners with SADC to operationalise SADC’s 36th Energy Summit

Midrand - The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) participated and facilitated a SADC high-level Ministerial Resource Mobilisation Workshop and Energy Investment Forum held in Swaziland earlier this month. ...

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DBSA supports Swaziland’s Workshop and Energy Investment Forum

Midrand - The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) will be participating in a high-level Ministerial Resource Mobilisation Workshop and Energy Investment Forum in Swaziland, from 12 to 13 July 2017....

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DBSA secures US$200m loan facility from Standard Chartered

The DBSA and Standard Chartered announced today the signing of a US$200,000,000m loan facility to support the DBSA’s infrastructure development projects in Africa. The loan is backed by a guarantee from the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency....

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2017 Africa Energy Forum - DBSA participates in panel discussions

The DBSA participated in the 2017 Africa Energy Forum this week. A senior delegation consisting of Moe Shaik (Group Executive: International Financing), Lucy Chege (General Manager: Infrastructure Finance) and Mohale Rakgate (General Manager Project Prep)...

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WEF Africa 2017- CNBC Africa Live Panel Discussion

DBSA has partnered with CNBC Africa at this year’s WEF Africa to bring you a live panel discussion titled “Uncovering Blended Finance”. Catch DBSA’s Chief Executive Officer Patrick Dlamini, alongside other panelists....

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DBSA wins the 2017 Ai Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year award

The DBSA has won the 2017 Africa Investor (Ai) Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year award. The award was announced last night at a ceremony alongside the Africa investor CEO Infrastructure and Sovereign Investment Summit....

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