Regional Integration and Currency Unions in the Southern African Development Community (Sadc).
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DEGREE: MASTERS IN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
TOPIC: AN EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
SUBJECT: ISSUES IN BANKING AND FINANCE
LECTURER: Prof. VICTOR MURINDE
STUDENT: THOLUMUZI BRUNO LUTHULI
STUDENT NUMBER: 15371298
AN EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
Introduction
Much of the development that Lower Developed countries have experienced would not have been realised without the involvement of Development Banks. The success of Development Banks stems from their traditional role especially in Germany and Japan where they successfully performed the role of Industrial Development and promotion. Current development banks perform more general developmental role especially infrastructure development and intervention in areas where Commercial banks view them as risky and with little or longer term benefits.
The Development Bank of Southern Africa’s (DBSA) was founded in 1983 by the then South African government to fund infrastructure development projects. It has since moved from being a South African based Development Finance Institution (DFI) to a regional organisation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Whose role is to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development, economic and environmental development needs and improve the quality of their lives.
Why the Development Bank of Southern Africa
The Development Bank of Southern Africa is a 100% South African government owned Development Finance Institution. However, its area of operation is broader than South Africa and regional covering the SADC and therefore qualifies to be viewed as a regional player. Like the rest of the continent, the DBSA’s role is also defined by the lack or weakness in the development of DFI’s in the region. While in South Africa this development is more advanced because of the existence of a...
TOPIC: AN EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
SUBJECT: ISSUES IN BANKING AND FINANCE
LECTURER: Prof. VICTOR MURINDE
STUDENT: THOLUMUZI BRUNO LUTHULI
STUDENT NUMBER: 15371298
AN EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
Introduction
Much of the development that Lower Developed countries have experienced would not have been realised without the involvement of Development Banks. The success of Development Banks stems from their traditional role especially in Germany and Japan where they successfully performed the role of Industrial Development and promotion. Current development banks perform more general developmental role especially infrastructure development and intervention in areas where Commercial banks view them as risky and with little or longer term benefits.
The Development Bank of Southern Africa’s (DBSA) was founded in 1983 by the then South African government to fund infrastructure development projects. It has since moved from being a South African based Development Finance Institution (DFI) to a regional organisation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Whose role is to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development, economic and environmental development needs and improve the quality of their lives.
Why the Development Bank of Southern Africa
The Development Bank of Southern Africa is a 100% South African government owned Development Finance Institution. However, its area of operation is broader than South Africa and regional covering the SADC and therefore qualifies to be viewed as a regional player. Like the rest of the continent, the DBSA’s role is also defined by the lack or weakness in the development of DFI’s in the region. While in South Africa this development is more advanced because of the existence of a...