Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - KfW promotional business volume rises to EUR 81 billion (+2%) - EUR 55.1 billion for domestic promotion - Strong demand for the promotion of energy efficiency in the home (EUR 15.5 billion) and at companies (EUR 5.2 billion) - Very good year in Development Cooperation - Demand for financing normalises at KfW IPEX-Bank KfW Group registered ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - PPP according to the 'A model' - Project qualified for the Juncker Plan for investment in Europe KfW IPEX-Bank, as part of a consortium of commercial banks and in cooperation with the European Investment Bank (EIB), is financing a project to widen Germany's A6 motorway between the town of Wiesloch/Rauenberg and the Weinsberg junction. On 25 ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Responsible issuer of liquid bonds with global market positioning - Strong commitment to qualitative development of green bond market - Anchor investor in the European securitisation market for SME financing - Funding volume planned for 2017: EUR 75 billion The upcoming year will be characterised by major political events that will have a ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - KfW IPEX-Bank finances complete production plant for the BMW Group in central Mexico together with DZ BANK and BayernLB - Largest single commitment under KfW's lending programme for energy efficiency - Construction of BMW Group's most sustainable production facility worldwide Together with DZ BANK and BayernLB, KfW IPEX-Bank has closed the ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - SMEs are bucking the trend and keeping their trainee numbers constant at around 1.2 million - Manual trades are particularly popular - Refugees are reason behind first increase in job training participants in ten years Trainee numbers in Germany continues to decline and currently stand at 1.34 million. A record low was seen in 2015 with a ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Consortium consisting of KfW IPEX-Bank and Helaba supports German wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON - Complex financing structure includes Hermes cover - New installation of 117.5 MW: wind project aims to diversify generation sources and improve Uruguay's carbon footprint KfW IPEX-Bank and Helaba support the expansion of renewable energies ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Moderate improvement in business climate among SMEs - Business assessments at their highest level since April 2014, expectations virtually stable - Sales price expectations returning to normal - Solid growth in Germany thanks to construction and consumption The Brexit vote and the developments in Turkey have failed to upset German SMEs. The SME business climate, the central indicator of the ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - 45,000 new servers for the data centre in Biere/Saxony-Anhalt - Banking consortium provides financing for second construction phase - Inclusion of KfW Energy Efficiency Programme KfW IPEX-Bank, BayernLB and Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) are jointly supporting IT service provider T-Systems in the expansion of Germany's largest and most ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), KfW has signed a grant contract worth EUR 6 million with the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). It covers the first phase of development of the Pakistani glacier monitoring system ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Sentiment among late and early-stage financiers deteriorates in the first quarter - However, prospects for market growth remain good Sentiment on the German private equity market has cooled significantly. The German Private Equity Barometer's business climate index fell 14.3 points to 45.4 balance points in the first quarter of 2016. The indicator for both segments of the market was down on the ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Strong labour market brings down necessity start-up rate - Number of innovative start-ups has risen slightly - One out of five start-ups build on digitalisation The sustained strength of the labour market greatly reduced start-up activity in Germany in 2015. The number of start-up entrepreneurs dropped to 763,000 persons, a decrease by ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Slight drop in total funding commitments to EUR 15.6 billion - Increase in domestic promotional business volume to EUR 12.2 billion - Strong demand for promotional housing programmes - KfW IPEX-Bank back to normality at EUR 2.5 billion, after exceptional year in 2015 - Consolidated profit of EUR 246 million KfW Group made funding commitments totalling EUR 15.6 billion in the first three months ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - EUR 140 million to finance power transmission networks and substations - Overcoming the energy bottlenecks - requirement for sustainable economic growth - Important contribution towards energy efficiency and climate protection - Highest loan ever issued to Bangladesh As part of the 49th ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - New commitments of EUR 20.2 billion support German and European economies - EUR 628 million contribution to KfW's consolidated earnings - KfW IPEX-Bank generates operating income before taxes of EUR 274 million as a separate reporting entity - Outlook for 2016: Consolidate market position further, focus on syndicated business, moderate ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Prmotional business rose to EUR 79.3 billion - Consolidated profit of EUR 2,171 million achieved - Increase in total assets to EUR 503.0 billion In 2015, KfW Group recorded very high demand for its financing products and approved funding at a total volume of EUR 79.3 billion (2014: EUR 74.1 billion, +7.0%). In Germany (2015: EUR 50.5 billion, +6.0%, 2014: EUR 47.6 billion), the increase can be ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Sharp rise of 3% in residential construction investment - New construction still failing to keep up with demand, however - Heightened risk of localised property bubbles The number of new homes being built in Germany continues to rise but will still fail to keep up with demand this year. KfW Research expects investment in residential construction to rise by 3% in real terms in 2016 (up from 1.3% ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Over EUR 3.5 billion to finance the largest combined cycle power plants in the world - Deutsche Bank, HSBC and KfW IPEX-Bank structure and arrange ECA-underwritten financing for 17 international banks - German technology expert Siemens to deliver its latest generation of gas turbines to ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Financing the conversion of TINE SA's fleet to environmentally friendly vehicles - New Mercedes and Scania trucks for lower emissions - Loan also supports R&D activities KfW IPEX-Bank is providing TINE SA, a Norwegian dairy cooperative, with a loan of EUR 50 million, or its equivalent in ...
Frankfurt, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - ABB is showcasing its latest solutions for residential and commercial buildings at the world's biggest international buildings event, Light & Building 2016 ABB, a global leader in power and automation, is demonstrating the future of homes and buildings at its 1,400 square meter exhibition space at the 2016 Light & Building event ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - SME business sentiment drops for the third month in a row - Companies react sensitively to financial market turmoil and Brexit debate - Real economy, however, remains on track The pessimism caused by the financial market turmoil and unresolved issues in Europe, especially in connection with the Brexit debate, has increasingly carried over to Germany's small and medium-sized enterprises. The ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Protective measures implemented by 85% of companies - More is needed: only one in two firms believe they have sufficient protection in place - One third of SMEs reporting security incidents Modern technologies and digital networking afford SMEs a broad range of development prospects while ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Commitments up by 6.0% to EUR 50.5 billion - Increase in international financing to EUR 27.9 billion (+9.7%) - High demand for climate and environmental financing amounting to EUR 29.5 billion (+11.0%) - Refugee accommodation promoted with EUR 1.5 billion - Commitment in the venture capital sector newly structured and expanded KfW Group ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Immigrants create more businesses and more jobs than average - Immigrants' decision to become self-employed more strongly determined by labour market The proportion of immigrants engaging in start-up activity has been relatively stable for years. One out of every five business founders is a non-German citizen or has acquired German ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Funding of EUR 70-75 billion planned for 2016 - "Green Bonds - Made by KfW" - sustainability rating of banks to be taken into account for the award of mandates - European cooperation in the securitisation of SME loans In the upcoming year, KfW plans to raise long-term funding in an amount of EUR 70-75 billion in international capital ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Financial services more accessible thanks to EUR 200 million for loans to MSMEs based in urban and rural areas - Significant employment effects expected - Agricultural production on the rise in Morocco On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), KfW ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - New construction of the sea lock at the entry to the port of Amsterdam - Major European infrastructure project - Bank club: KfW IPEX-Bank participates in financing together with six other banks in a public-private partnership (PPP) KfW IPEX-Bank in cooperation with five other commercial banks and the European Investment Bank is financing the ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Every tenth euro invested in Eastern Germany since 1990 came from KfW - Focus on the promotion of companies and start-ups alongside housing refurbishment and environmental investments The political process that started in the "autumn of change" in 1989 culminated 25 years ago, on 3 ...
Frankfurt, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - Original project portfolio has more than quadrupled to 13 projects on three continents - Significant 2015 milestones include groundbreaking of joint assembly plant in Mexico, expansion of cooperation portfolio into pickup trucks - Infiniti Q30 production starts later this year; car on display at Frankfurt International Motor Show ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Aggregate indicator still at high level from previous year - Environment as an increasingly dynamic dimension - progress with respect to climate protection and energy efficiency - Still substantial potential in investment, innovation and education - Germany on track for UN Sustainable ...