Products

To meet the needs of SMEs, larger enterprises, infrastructure development, PPPs and others, the Development Bank of Namibia has a range of finance products that can be used alone or in combination with other finance products. These products are designed with unique features to satisfy a range of needs.

Please read the Product Guide in conjunction with your sector of economic activity and consult a Development Bank Analyst.

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Private Sector Product Purposes

Bridging Finance

To satisfy short-term cash-flow needs of a business to carry out a certain activity

Contract (Tender) Based Finance

To meet short-term cash flow needs of a business, where there is an underlying contract or off-take agreement to carry out a certain activity

Guarantees

For a guarantee to a contracting employer to pay a certain amount of money in the event of damages due to under-performance

Asset-Backed Finance (ISA)

To acquire movable asset(s) for a business

Business Finance

To satisfy medium to long-term enterprise financial needs

Invoice Discounting

To provide capital for a borrower (business) against due and payable invoices of other businesses

Business Acquisition Finance

For a buy-in (acquisition of interest by external managers) or buy-out (acquisition of interest by existing internal managers)

Property Development Finance

For development of low to middle income residential property, and industrial and commercial property

Commercial Property Finance

For development of low to middle income residential property, and industrial and commercial property

Project & Franchise Finance

For privately owned infrastructure projects
For acquisition of franchise rights and operationalisation of a franchise business

Public sector and PPP product purposes

Local Authority Finance

For infrastructure projects (i.e. servicing of land, installation of water, electricity, waste management and roads) undertaken by Local Authorities

Public Infrastructure Finance

For development of public infrastructure

Private Public Partnership (PPP) Finance

For legally recognized partnerships between a public and private enterprise, for the development of public infrastructure

On-lending product purpose

Micro Lenders’ Finance

Finance provided to financial intermediaries for on-lending with a beneficial development impact