Higher approvals, higher development impact. Acting DBN Head of Lending, Heike Smith, announced second quarter loan approvals for 2013, that were almost triple the approvals made in the first quarter.

DEVELOPMENT Bank of Namibia (DBN) loans to enterprise are made with the mandate of the bank in mind: to provide capital to enterprises that have a developmentally beneficial impact,

The term ‘Public Private Partnership’ (PPP) has come into vogue again with references made to the form of enterprise as a tool for economic development at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio in 2012.