Score your project against the six pillars DFI credit committees actually assess — 20 questions, instant results, and a practical toolkit for closing the gaps. Built from the frameworks we apply on live transactions.
Free · No registration required · 10 minutes
Of every 100 African infrastructure projects entering consideration, roughly 10 reach Financial Close. The difference is rarely the quality of the idea — it is readiness. This scorecard tells you, honestly, where your project stands before a DFI does.
How to score: answer each question as a credit committee would see it today — not as you intend it to be. Not yet = 0 points. In progress = 3 points. Complete & independently verifiable = 5 points. Maximum score: 100.
A practical, plain-English guide for sponsors preparing for development finance — built from the frameworks we publish and apply on live transactions.
The funnel from 100 concepts to 10 closes, what a credit committee scores, and why capital is not the constraint.
Contracted revenue, sponsor team, financial model, regulatory & ESG, risk allocation — and independent confidence.
Concept to Financial Close: the deliverable and gate at every stage, with realistic timelines and development budgets.
Teaser, Information Memorandum, numbered data room and investor Q&A handbook — what each must contain.
The recurring reasons projects stall between feasibility and close — and how prepared sponsors avoid them.
The 20-question scorecard as a worksheet, plus a working glossary from DSCR to step-in rights.
Tell us who you are and the toolkit is yours — we'll also know who to welcome when your project is ready for a conversation.
