A new multilateral financial institution dedicated to defence, security and resilience
The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSR Bank), is a new a multilateral institution owned exclusively by nation-states, designed to mobilize capital to support the financing their defence, security, and resilience capabilities of allies and partners across the democratic world. Click here to learn more.
Establishing the DSR Bank in Montréal would allow it to leverage a financial and institutional environment that is already well structured to support the rapid deployment of a multilateral organization operating in international capital markets.
A globally recognized hub for multilateral cooperation and security
Montréal already hosts close to 70 international organizations, including several United Nations offices, as well as NATO’s Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence.
This strong institutional ecosystem represents a strategic asset for the DSR Bank, helping to shape strategic priorities for longterm investment needed to strengthen the security and stability of Allies.
Montréal: North America’s leader in sustainable finance, offering a financial infrastructure aligned with international investor standards.
Moreover, Montréal ranks first in North America for sustainable finance according to the Global Green Finance Index.
This ranking reflects the maturity of its financial ecosystem and the integration, by major market participants, of advanced frameworks for governance, transparency and risk management.
This structural characteristic of Montréal’s financial infrastructure, aligned with the eligibility, traceability and credibility requirements expected by international investors, reinforces the relevance of locating the DSR Bank there.
A proven capacity in the structuring, issuance and management of longterm financing
Thanks to the depth of its financial ecosystem, the presence of major banking institutions, and recognized expertise in capital markets and risk management, Montréal offers an environment well suited to the structuring, issuance and management of longterm financing in support of defence, security and resilience, from the very outset of the Bank’s establishment.
In this context, Finance Montréal supports Montréal’s candidacy as the host location for the Bank, in line with the collective momentum expressed by public and private stakeholders united around this ambition.
Establishing itself in Montréal means accessing a stable, collaborative, worldclass financial ecosystem renowned for its expertise, innovation, and durable international partnerships.
– Jacques Desforges, CEO, Finance Montréal
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About Finance Montréal
Founded in 2010, Finance Montréal, Quebec’s financial cluster, is at the heart of the development and promotion of Quebec’s financial services industry and its international positioning as a world-class, growing, competitive, attractive, and innovative business hub. Through its International Financial Center (IFC) team, Finance Montréal works to attract foreign financial companies to Montreal. The organization’s areas of focus also include fintech and innovation, sustainable finance, and talent development. As a hub for the financial community, Finance Montréal mobilizes stakeholders around these pillars, embodied by the community gathered at the Station Fintech Montréal, which it manages. For more information, visit www.finance-montreal.com or its LinkedIn page.
