ALIGNING LOCAL BANKS TO FUND MINING
ACTIVITIES IN ZIMBABWE
PresentedBy
Robert Thomas Zawaira
STRUCTURE OF PRESENTATION
1. Sources and Purpose of Funding2. Are banks aligned to fund mining in
Zimbabwe?3. Challenges faced by local banks4. Policy Interventions5. Syndication of facilities
Sources of funding for mining companies?
• Local mining sector has traditionally been financed through:- Internal funding
from revenue inflows Shareholders equity Debt finance Structured finance
and Other sources of
funding
Purpose Asset Financing Working Capital
Finance Project finance Mining
equipment finance
Trade Finance
What is the nature of funding that is suited for mining
activities?Alternative forms of accessing long-term finance.
Issuance of corporate bonds,
Joint venture partnerships,
Royalty- based financing,
Lines of credit
• Project finance• Working capital
facilities• Bridging finance• Acquisition finance• Inventory financing• Structured trade and
commodity finance• Empowerment
financing
Are local Banks aligned to fund mining activities in Zimbabwe?
Is there a mismatch between what banks can fund and the funding requirements by the mining sector?• Structure of deposits• Deposits from the mining
sector• Trend in deposits
contribution• Advances to the mining
sector• Local banks do not have
capacity to meet the huge capital requirements of mining companies.
• Can this be addressed in the short-term? Any prospects in the long term?
• Difficult in the short-term. However in the long-run these are alternative ways of securing funding. Issuance of corporate
bonds, Joint venture
partnerships, Royalty- based
financing, Lines of credit
What challenges do banks face in funding local mining activities?
Deposit base• Within the context of
the multiple currency system, balance of payments developments remain a critical determinant of the expansion in the country’s banks’ deposit base (=liquidity) and domestic money supply at large.
• This situation is attributable to the fact that the country is only able to increase its liquidity (=deposits) through exports, diaspora remittances, foreign investments (including portfolio investments) and external lines of credit (including grants).
Policy Interventions• The shadow of higher
taxes, restrictive regulation and indigenisation looms large over an industry already grappling with the risks associated with falling international commodity prices.
• In short, Government interventions are:-
Raising sector uncertainty and complexity, complicating decision making and heightening risks,
Increasing risks for investors, making it harder to raise capital and
affecting project viability
• The mining sector is strategic to the growth of the economy and has been identified as the cornerstone of growth.
• The intervention areas are:
1. National debt resolution2. Investor/business friendly
operating environment3. Interest rates
Lines of credits available for the mining sector
• Country risk issues
• Availability • Flexibility
• What needs to be done?
Syndication of facilities by banks “The lessons and risks”
• Syndicated Loan is a loan offered by a group of lenders (called a syndicate) who work together to provide funds for a single borrower.
• Syndication of facilities allow the sharing of credit risk between various financial institutions.
• Syndicated credit facilities tend to be of medium-term maturity (1 to 5 years) although facilities can be arranged for periods as short as three months and as long as 20 years.
• Different risk management structures.
• Different risk appetite
• Different interest rates.
• Incentives for syndication as a policy measure.
What can be done given the falling international prices?
• Commodity price risk management solutions
• Foreign exchange and interest rate hedging
• Financial engineering possibilities?
• Trading and hedging spot Forwards and swaps currency options structured products
• If traders want to protect themselves from the risk of future price fluctuations, they buy or sell positions in the futures markets.
THE END
AGRICULTURE; 589866.699999999; 20%
CONSTRUCTION; 27447.9; 1%
COMMUNICATION; 56456.1; 2%
DISTRIBUTION; 474568.7; 16%
FINANCIAL & IN-VESTMENTS; 21025.9; 1%
FINANCIAL ORGANI-SATIONS; 92335.6; 3%
MANUFACTURING; 418612; 14%
MINING; 186238.8; 6%
SERVICES; 416928.9; 14%
TRANSPORT; 41201.6; 1%
INDIVIDUALS; 579629; 20%
CONGLOMERATE; 941.4; 0%
SECTORIAL ANALYSIS OF LOANS & ADVANCES AS AT JULY 2015
Jan-10
Apr-10Jul-1
0
Oct-10
Jan-11
Apr-11Jul-1
1
Oct-11
Jan-12
Apr-12Jul-1
2
Oct-12
Jan-13
Apr-13Jul-1
3
Oct-13
Jan-14
Apr-14Jul-1
4
Oct-14
Jan-15
Apr-15Jul-1
50.00%
1.00%
2.00%
3.00%
4.00%
5.00%
6.00%
PERCENTAGE CONTRIBUTION OF MINING TO TOTAL DEPOSITS
SOVEREIGN RATING
CONTACT DETAILS OF PRESENTER
Robert Thomas Zawaira
Group Corporate Strategy
ZB Financial Holdings1st Floor, 21 Natal
21 Natal Road, BelgraviaHarare
Tel: +2638677002001
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