DBSA special report
RISK MANAGEMENT: Leveraging the balance sheet
The focus is less on a commercial rate of return, but rather a developmental impact return
In the past few years development finance institutions (DFIs) globally have been reviewing their purpose and position in an effort to facilitate development projects that are more than the sum of their parts. As a result, many DFIs are creating a more holistic strategy and as such they are seeking to create platforms for public-private partnerships. "This is a worldwide phenomenon given the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and infrastructure needs of both developed and developing economies," says DBSA chief risk officer Paul Currie. The goals emanating from the September 2015 UN Summit on Sustainable Development (COP21) in Paris, France, involve levels of investment in infrastructure and innovation for these to be achieved. "Goal nine focuses specific attention on the development of quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure and refers to the fact that by 2030 all existing infrastructure needs to be upgraded," says Currie.
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