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About the Development Bank of Southern Africa The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is a leading provider of infrastructure solutions on the African continent. The DBSA provides project preparation, financing and implementation support services. DBSA is integrated across product markets, sectors and clients, and delivers synchronised infrastructure solutions.

VisionA prosperous and integrated region, progressively free of poverty and dependence.

MissionTo advance the development impact in the region by expanding access to development finance and effectively integrating and implementing sustainable development solutions.

Values• High performance

• Shared vision

• Integrity

• Innovation

• Service orientation

Our business modelThe DBSA’s business model is based on the requirements that the Bank should remain financially sustainable whilst delivering its development mandate.

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Products and servicesDBSA mainly plays a key role in the prepare, fund and build phase of infrastructure development, focusing primarily on the energy, transport, water and the ICT sectors. The below diagram demonstrates DBSA’s value chain:

DBSA’s primary focus

Plan Prepare Finance Build Maintain/improve

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• Project identification

• Feasibility assessments

• Technical assistance

• Financial structuring

• Project Preparation funds

• Lead arranger

Provide vanilla and boutique financing opportunities• Debt• Mezzanine

Finance• Limited non–

recourse lending

Managing the design and construction of key projects in the education, health and housing sectorsProject Management support, including to the Jobs and Green funds

• Supporting the maintenance and/or improvement of key infrastructure projects

• Under-resourced municipalities

• Municipalities• Public-private

partnerships• Public-public

partnerships• Regional

integration

South Africa• Municipalities• State–Owned

Enterprises• Public-Private

Partnerships• Public-Public

Partnerships• Private sector

The rest of Africa• State-Owned

Enterprises• Public–Private

Partnerships

• National and provincial government departments

• Municipalities

• National and provincial government departments

• Municipalities

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Our output and development outcomes

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South Africa Financing (SA Financing)SA Financing supports the South African government in delivering infrastructure requirements to provide essential services for its people at local government level and unlocking the country’s economic growth potential.

Key Achievements

• Disbursements: R9.2 billion (from R7.5 billion in 2012/13), focusing on less developed municipalities and renewable energy projects

• Total assets R39.7 billion (2012/13: R36.3 billion)

Looking ahead

The division is set to expand its support to under-resourced municipalities and develop a strong foundation on which to start the new-year.

By working closely with local government, the division aims to ease the complexity of the project planning and implementation, which often inhibits the delivery of infrastructure. In support of this effort we have established a dedicated unit to provide infrastructure planning and implementation services.

The DBSA will continue to support the IPP programme in order to increase electricity generation especially through renewables.

International FinancingInternational financing supports the vision of government to leverage infrastructure development opportunities and stimulate economic growth into the SADC region. In so doing, it provides financial products and services to a range of public and private sector clients and partners.

Key achievements

• Disbursements: R3.6 billion (from R1.6 billion), with a focus on road and energy projects

• Total assets R15.7 billion (2012/13: R14.3 billion)

Looking ahead

The Bank is set to become a conduit through which the South African government can achieve its economic integration and development objectives for the continent.

The division is set to benefit from the expansion of its investment mandate to the African continent. This will be achieved through broadening its product offering and leveraging partnerships with leading infrastructure agencies from Europe, Asia and the BRICS nations to secure opportunities to co-finance regional projects.

• Presence in three sub-regions of the continent, EAC, Central Africa, and West Africa – with the consolidation of the SADC platform and

• Increasing SA content in our product and operations working closely with fellow SA DFIs/SOEs and Companies

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Infrastructure Delivery The core function of the division is to support the South African government with the provision of quality infrastructure and to implement projects in the fields of education,

health and housing.

The division is fairly new and was established in 2013.

In 2014 the Infrastructure Delivery division delivered on the following:

SchoolsPhase 1

• 49 schools completed for the Department of Basic Education in the Eastern Cape, as part of Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Delivery Initiative (ASIDI)

• The construction of the 32 schools in the Eastern Cape, which created 653 jobs and benefited 57 SMMEs in 2013/14

• Almost 9 000 learners enrolled at these new schools in the 2014 school year

Phase 2

• 72 schools built for the Department of Basic Education mostly in the Eastern Cape and six other provinces. By year-end – 2013, 18 schools were under construction

• 50 schools are being constructed in 2014

HousingPhase 1

• 200 were completed houses in a pilot project in Elliotdale, Eastern Cape in 2012/13

• Additionally 560 houses completed in 2013/14

• 1000 houses 2014/15

HealthDoctors’ Consulting Rooms

41 doctors’ consulting rooms completed at the National Health Insurance (NHI) clinics countrywide. The division also sourced and supplied the required medical equipment and furniture for the project.

• 95 clinics refurbished

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