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The South African government successfully secured a $1 billion loan from the New Development Bank to bolster reforms targeting the financial sustainability and performance of municipal services across the nation's eight major metropolitan areas. In a media statement published on Tuesday, the National Treasury announced that the loan would bolster the government-led Metro Trading Services Reform Programme, which is designed to enhance governance, financial stability, and operational efficiency of municipal services.

The programme encompasses critical trading services such as water and sanitation, electricity and energy, and solid waste management.

The financing is structured as a performance-based loan, contingent upon institutional enhancements and the attainment of independently verified performance benchmarks approved by metro Councils for their respective trading services. National Treasury emphasized that the loan's concessional terms, including a 15-year maturity with a five-year grace period and an interest rate tied to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), would aid in lowering the cost of funding the reforms while empowering metropolitan municipalities to bolster the financial and operational efficiency of their trading services.

The NDB loan was finalized in collaboration with development partners working within South Africa's infrastructure sector. National Treasury expressed gratitude to the New Development Bank for its backing of this government-driven reform aimed at delivering improved services to residents and fostering stronger, more sustainable cities.