Development Bank of Southern Africa

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) was established as a development finance institution in 1983 and has since played a key role in infrastructure development, poverty alleviation and regional integration in the SADC region. The DBSA is a self-financing government institution, governed by the minister of finance and administered via and independent board. The organization has a strong management team with extensive experience in infrastructure development, infrastructure finance, capacity building and institutional strengthening. The vision of DBSA is “a prosperous and integrated region progressively free of poverty and dependency”, with a mandate to finance infrastructure, alleviate poverty and drive economic growth in South Africa and the rest of the continent. The bank builds on its five key roles in the pursuit of its vision to be financier, adviser, partner, implementer and integrator across the key operational units of the organization; and to support municipalities, private and state-owned entities and regional investors.