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DBSA WRC Desalination and Water Reuse Report - 2021.pdf
Impact of COVID-19 on Business Models of IDFC Members - 2021.pdf
Role of Development Finance Institutions in Smart Cities - Oct 2021.pdf
Financial Architecture – Exploration of a New Model - Nov 2020.pdf
Briefing Note - Unbundling in the Energy Sector in Africa - 2019.pdf
Financing Water - an Overview of Models - 2018.pdf
Concessional Finance for Renewable Energy in Zambia -2018.pdf
ICT Opportunities in SADC for DBSA Funding -2018.pdf
Natural Gas in Southern Africa - March 2017.pdf
South Africa’s Industrial Outreach in Africa - 2017.pdf
The Role of the DBSA in Contributing to Urban Development- May 2017.pdf
Survey of Multilateral Institutions, SA and African DFIs - Jun 2017.pdf
Renewable Energy Opportunities for DBSA in SADC - Sep 2017.pdf
Growth in Large Urban Areas - Jan 2016.pdf
Cooperation for Development - Deepening IDFC Collaboration - May 2016 .pdf
Natural Gas Briefing Paper - 2016.pdf
Local Currency Financing - Some Considerations for DBSA- Jun 2016.pdf
Barriers to Regional Project Pipelines - Dec 2016.pdf
Issues and Opportunities in Southern African Water Security -2016.pdf
Investment Opportunities in the Oil and Gas Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa -2015.pdf
Digital Convergence and its Economic Implications - 2014.pdf
DBSA Case Study Guidelines Framework and Lessons Learnt - 2012.pdf
Towards a Youth Employment Strategy for South Africa - 2011.pdf
Sonangol and the Governance of Oil Revenues in Angola - 2011.pdf
Quantifying the Development Effectiveness of Interventions - 2011.pdf
Programmes in Support of Transitioning SA to a Green Economy - 2011.pdf
Illustrating Enterprise Development in a DBSA Pproject - 2011.pdf
Hosting an Olympic Games- Implications for the Public Sector - 2011.pdf
Doing Business in Post-conflict and Fragile States - 2011.pdf
Enterprise Development Unpacked- A Tool for Prosperity - 2011.pdf
Cultural World Heritage Site Scan- Lessons From Four Sites - 2011.pdf
Can EPAs Strengthen Regional Integration in Southern Africa - 2011.pdf
Agriculture and Economic Recovery in Post-conflict Countries - 2011.pdf
A Framework for Successful Development Banks - 2011.pdf
The Role of DFIs in Building South Africas Developmental State - 2011.pdf
Transformation in Higher Education - A Briefing Paper - 2010.pdf
Thinking out the box by thinking in the box- Considering skills development- Challenges and recommendations - 2010.pdf
The Challenges of Transformation in Higher Education and Training Institutions - 2010.pdf
Improving Quality and Expanding the Further Education and Training College System - 2010.pdf
An Overview of the Demand for Skills for an Inclusive Growth Path - 2010.pdf
Academic Development for Improved Efficiency in the Higher Education - 2010.pdf
Sectoral Documents

CGV Project Implementation Unit ESG Disclosure

Disclaimer: the two documents below remain subject to further review and internal approval processes, and do not constitute final or binding commitments by DBSA.

Draft for Consultation _ Environment and Social Commitment Plan
Draft for Consultation _ Stakeholder Engagement Plan

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