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in the Health Sector and the lessons for the SADC Region

8th November 2011, Video Conference

The DFRC organized the training workshop under the Public Private Partnerships Network umbrella in collaboration with the World Bank Institute. The workshop covered options in structuring healthcare PPPs; opportunities and challenges, designing health PPP contracts; creating incentives, managing risks, governing the PPP procurement; hiring transaction advisors, steering the process, preparing for contract management and oversight; and new institutions, policy linkages, as well as lessons from worldwide case studies.

The workshop was led by experts from the World Bank Institute, and was attended by middle and senior management of DFIs and governments from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Tanzania, and Lesotho. It was facilitated through the World Bank video conference facilities. The DFRC CEO officially opened and closed the workshop.

Skills Development on Personal Branding, Presentation and Negotiation

31st - 4th November 2011, Ezulwini, Swaziland

The programme was conducted by the DFRC at the request of SwaziBank and was targeted at its senior management staff.  Thirty (30) staff attended the programme.

Participants acquired skills on the negotiation process ranging from the need to negotiate, through the preparation process, the selection of negotiation team, identification of decision makers, stakeholders, people of influence in opposing teams , understanding their needs and requirements, sketching of negotiation scenarios, identifying negotiation styles, strategies and tactics  bidding, offers, art of granting concessions, counter proposals, disclosure of information personal image management and negotiation. Delegates were also equipped with modern techniques of personal branding and presentation.

The programme was resourced by experts the Wits School of Business in South Africa.

Asset and Liability Management

10th - 14st October 2011, Johannesburg, South Africa

This programme was attended by thirty two (32) participants from twenty (20) member DFIs. The programme sought to;

• Identify with understanding the dynamics of a balance sheet and how to use key performance indicators.
• Identify the key risk factors on a balance sheet and how they can be minimized.
• Explore how all forms of financial exposure can be defined, measured, monitored and managed.
• Benchmark current Asset and Liability Management practices and develop an action plan to bring your practices to the highest standard.
• Adopt effective cash flow management and Value at Risk (VAR) techniques
• Manage crucial interest rate and liquidity exposure.
• Enhance capital adequacy planning and balance sheet management  techniques.

The programme was resourced by financial experts and technical specialists from Industrial Development Corporation (SA), and DBSA.

Credit Risk Management

17th - 21st October 2011, Johannesburg, South Africa

The programme was attended by thirty two (32) delegates from twenty (20) member DFIs and focused on strategic and management issues associated with financial market risk and on the sources of risk associated with operating and financial leverage (operational risk), risk return and performance, capital allocation and funding liquidity risk, credit risk exposure using market signal in loan pricing and early warning signs as to long-term default and financial disasters, foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk and duration, legal and reputational risks.

The programme was facilitated by financial experts and technical specialists from the Development Bank of Southern Africa.

Corporate Governance

3rd - 5th October 2011, Lusaka, Zambia

The DFRC, in collaboration with the Institute of Directors of Zambia, conducted a 3 day corporate governance programme for boards and senior management of Zambian State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and was conducted on a fee paying basis. The programme was attended by 36 board members from nine (9) SOEs within Zambia. It was aimed