DBSA Staff Profile: Pearl Sebakeng

Описание: The adequacy of a country's infrastructure plays a significant role in its economic development. Infrastructure projects focus on the development and maintenance of services, facilities, and systems to ensure the smooth running of a country. The different types of infrastructure projects such as aviation, railway, road, water, power, and energy infrastructure are important. They connect workers to their jobs while offering services to citizens. The DBSA is one of the leading African Development finance Institutions that aims to create a sustainable infrastructure development. To date the Bank has 26.6 billion in total infrastructure and 2.6 billion in infrastructure implementation support delivered. Pearl Sebakeng is a principal investment officer at the DBSA. One of her key responsibilities is to assess infrastructure projects that the DBSA can invest in.
The Bank invests in infrastructure projects in South Africa, SADC, and the wider Sub-Saharan Africa. The DBSA maintains that infrastructure development plays a key role in ensuring fast economic growth and alleviating poverty in South Africa. To achieve these roles, the DBSA invests in infrastructure projects from various sectors such as the energy sector, water and sanitation sector, transport sector, ICT sector, education infrastructure, health infrastructure, housing as well as Industrial parks and Special Economic Zones. They achieve these roles by developing and financing infrastructure projects that will offer South Africa access to affordable and sustainable energy. The Bank also works to ensure that water is available for citizens and invest in transport systems that will push economic activity while increasing job opportunities. There are areas in South Africa that do not have the same adequate infrastructure as other developed communities such as education infrastructure. The DBSA works closely with the Department of Education (DoE) to refurbish schools on their behalf while making a difference and a positive impact in the communities.
Infrastructure projects play a crucial role in South Africa and the world at large. An economy needs reliable infrastructure to connect supply chains while moving goods and services across borders. The economic development and the growth of a country depends on the reliable infrastructure of a country. DFIs such as the DBSA believe that infrastructure development and investment is crucial in developing South Africa and its economy.

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