Development Bank of Namibia

{{Short description|Namibian development bank}}

{{third-party|date=December 2016}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Development Bank of Namibia

| logo =

| type = Parastatal

| owner = Government of Namibia

| slogan =

| foundation = 2004

| location_city = Windhoek

| location_country = Namibia

| key_people = John Mbango (Interim CEO)

| num_employees =

| industry = Finance

| revenue = {{Profit}} After tax: US$3.216 million (NAD: 35.3 million) (2011)

| assets = US$146.01 million (NAD: 1.602+ billion) (2011)

| products = {{unbulleted list|Loans|Equity Partnerships|Financial Advisory Services|Management Services|Export/Import Finance}}

| homepage = {{url|www.dbn.com.na|Homepage}}

| footnotes = Headquarters{{rp|22}}

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The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) is a state owned development bank in Namibia.

Overview

The bank began its operations in 2004. The main objective of DBN is to promote and finance development in those sectors of the economy which support development and the welfare of the citizens of the country. {{asof|December 2011}}, the total asset valuation of the bank was in excess of US$146 million (NAD:1.602 billion), with shareholders equity of approximately US$144.3 million (NAD:1.583 billion){{Cite web |url=http://www.dbn.com.na/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=21 |title=Audited 31 March 2011 Financial Report |access-date=13 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222063304/http://www.dbn.com.na/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=21 |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}

Leadership

The Development Bank of Namibia is led by a chief executive officer who is part of the board of directors. CEOs of the DBN have been:

  • Martin Inkumbi (until 2023){{Cite web|url=http://www.dbn.com.na/index.php/publication-home/annual-reports/category/40-annual-report-2016|title=Annual Reports|website=www.dbn.com.na|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-08-17|archive-date=2017-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817164658/http://www.dbn.com.na/index.php/publication-home/annual-reports/category/40-annual-report-2016|url-status=dead}}
  • John Steytler (2023–2025){{Cite news | title=Steytler Bags Development Bank's Top Post | newspaper=Namibia Economist | date=31 May 2023 | url=https://economist.com.na/79609/general-news/steytler-bags-development-banks-top-post/}}{{Cite web |last=Lazarus |first=Shania |date=2025-03-11 |title=DBN chief executive John Steytler resigns with immediate effect, interim CEO appointed |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/dbn-chief-executive-john-steytler-resigns-with-immediate-effect-interim-ceo-appointed/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=The Namibian |language=en-GB}}

With the resignation of John Steytler as CEO in March 2025, John Mbango was appointed interim CEO.

See also

References

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  • {{cite web | url=http://www.dbn.com.na/images/annual_reports/2013-dbn-ar.pdf | title=2013 Annual Report | publisher=Development Bank of Namibia | accessdate=5 December 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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