Nes Ruwo
Nes Ruwo
Speaker
Head: Syndication & Distribution

Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

South Africa

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Plenary

ECA/DFI collaboration: Building the dream team

Kyunglin Kim
Director General,
KEXIM - Export-Import Bank of Korea
Dora Meoto
Senior Associate, Product Solutions,
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Nes Ruwo
Head: Syndication & Distribution,
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Arkadiusz Zabłoński
Director,
BGK Polish Development Bank
ROMAN FERRERAS
State Account Business Division,
CESCE Credit Insurance
Moderator
Inal Henry
Independent Advisor,
Independent

ECAs and DFIs are both integral institutions to African financing and development, yet there are certain roadblocks in their collaboration. This session looks at how the ECA/DFI partnership can be optimized. 

  • Is the difference in affordability between ECAs and DFIs hindering their partnership? 

  • How can blended finance be utilized to further ECA/DFI collaboration? 

  • Which transactions that used blended finance should the market seek to emulate?