Development Bank of Southern Africa

Contact Information

Telephone: + 27 11 313 3911
Fax: + 27 11 313 3086
Website: ww.dbsa.org
Country: South Africa

Company Profile

DBSA SUPPORTS SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is one of several development finance institutions (DFIs) operating in South Africa and the SADC region. The DBSA supports efforts to realise a more prosperous, equitable and poverty free country and region. Its interventions thus promote economic restructuring and social transformation
which opens up opportunities for employment, decrease poverty levels and enhance environmental outcomes in the context of regional integration. In this context, transport networks providing connectivity are essential to the enhanced movement of goods and people. Essential to achieving sustainable transport is the integration of land use, spatial/urban form and energy. To achieve the above, the Bank plays a five-fold role as:

• Financier:
To contribute to the delivery of basic services and promote economic growth through infrastructure and development funding.

• Advisor
To build institutional, financial and knowledge capacity for development.

• Partner
To leverage private, public and community stakeholders in the development process.

• Implementer
To originate and facilitate key interventions for building capacity and providing development solutions.

• Integrator
To mobilise and link stakeholders, resources and initiatives for sustainable development outcomes.

Examples of current DBSA involvement in transport include the following:

• Loan finance provided for:
buses in the OR Tambo District of the Eastern Cape Province
Gautrain BEE Equity Shareholding (9- year structured loan)
BEE manufacturer of railway sleepers

• Subordinated debt provider to Maputo and N3 toll roads as well as Maputo port.

• Bond purchase as contribution to the costs of ACSA improvement project.

All of the above were supported to varying degrees with specialist advice and guidance to ensure sustainability  across a range of dimensions including social, environmental, economic, financial, institutional, and technical
and which taken together promote sustainable development outcomes.

DBSA

1258 Lever Road. Headway Hill, Midrand, South Africa
PO Box 1234, Halfway House, Midrand, 1685, South Africa