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 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 ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - A sigh of relief after tensions abate in arguments over reforms with Greece - Considerable improvement in business assessments, while expectations increase slightly - Sentiment picks up among large enterprises German SMEs breathe once again! The sense of nervousness felt by German SMEs at the beginning of the summer in view of the Grexit risk has subsided thanks to the agreement reached between ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Every fifth SME headed by a woman: 700,000 companies in total - Represented mainly in the services sector - Proportion of female managing directors expected to increase The economic significance of women-led SMEs is substantial - but female bosses continue to be underrepresented in German ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Close to 60% of SMEs expect recruiting problems - but this figure is less than in 2010 - Differences in industries: construction and manufacturing industry faced with more difficulties than service providers - Demographic change is already casting shadows: lack of qualified applicants is the main problem Small and medium-sized enterprises ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Digital platform launched for up to a million young people between the ages of 10 and 24 - Contribution to reducing HIV infection rates - Points system provides incentive for young target group to change their behaviour KfW is providing grants with a total volume of EUR 2 million to support the South African non-governmental organisation ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - 82 new double-deck cars for the Rhein-Ruhr-Express - Environmentally friendly shift of traffic from road to rail in the greater urban area KfW IPEX-Bank will participate in the financing of 82 double-deck cars for the Rhein-Ruhr-Express (RRX) in North Rhine-Westphalia by providing a loan of EUR 283 million. The procurement of the ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Significant contribution to protecting the climate by reducing CO2 emissions - Promoting South Africa's competitiveness - Up to 15.000 jobs created KfW Development Bank has closed a promotional loan for EUR 200 million (about 2.8bn Rand) with South Africa's state-run logistics company ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - KfW IPEX-Bank is helping German firm PCC SE to invest in Iceland - Project backed by the UFK scheme secures Germany's supply of raw materials - State-of-the-art technology from SMS Siemag - an EPC turnkey contractor - First large-volume, commercial form of structured project finance in Iceland By providing investment finance in the amount of ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Investment backlog increases to EUR 132 billion - 69% of all municipalities are pessimistic about the future; few expect a turnaround (7%) - Importance of loans to finance investments declines, increase in the use of own funds The local authority experts from German cities, municipalities and districts have estimated the investment backlog ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Total of 915,000 start-ups in 2014 - Importance of freelance sectors growing - No impetus from the economy or labour market for start-up activity in 2015 In 2014, the number of business start-ups in Germany was still rising. According to the 2015 KfW Start-up Monitor, around 915,000 ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Total commitment volume of EUR 17.4 billion (+26%) - International financing doubles to EUR 7.6 billion - Domestic promotion stable at high level, in spite of difficult overall conditions - Consolidated profit of EUR 417 million - Total assets roughly EUR 530 billion KfW Group reached a total commitment volume in Q1 2015 of EUR 17.4 billion (+26%) (prior-year period: EUR 13.9 billion). The ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - A partner for German and European companies: new business growing strongly, with financing totalling EUR 16.7 billion - A key source of earnings for the KfW Group, contributing EUR 541 million to the consolidated result - The separate entity KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH reports net income for the year of EUR 139 million - Outlook for 2015: market ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - KfW is continuing its advisory programme in 2015 - Founders and young entrepreneurs receive a grant for professional advisory services KfW will be offering its self-funded "Start-Up Coaching in Germany" advisory programme from 1 May 2015. In so doing, the promotional bank is safeguarding the promotion of advisory services for start-ups once the programme funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Syndicate financing together with SMBC und RBS/Lombard - 70 new electric multiple units for key route between Glasgow and Edinburgh - Promoting environmentally friendly rail transport - Contributing to expansion of European transport infrastructure KfW IPEX-Bank has provided structured financing for the Scottish railway network together with SMBC Leasing and Finance Inc. and RBS/Lombard. KfW ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - German SMEs are falling victim to demographics - One third of SME owners is older than 55 - Older entrepreneurs make far fewer investments - This erodes company assets and curbs growth Demographic change is having a major impact on German SMEs. The owners of 1.3 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - around one third of all SMEs in Germany - are aged 55 or above. As a current ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - SD 224 million loan with Hermes cover - Support for exports: German manufacturer Nordex SE supplies 59 wind turbines - The Pampa wind farm is set to provide 180,000 households with "green" electricity from mid-2016 KfW IPEX-Bank and BayernLB have jointly arranged financing for the Pampa wind farm in Uruguay. The German manufacturer Nordex SE is responsible for turnkey installation and ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Partners TenneT, Statnett, and KfW sign cooperation agreement for joint investment - Exchanging green energy: First direct connection between the German and Norwegian electricity markets - The 623 km HVDC link, of which 516 km is subsea cable, will contribute to a more efficient and climate friendly energy system, more renewable energy in ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Deliveries for Airport in Addis Ababa/Ethiopia - Technical building equipment comes from Germany KfW IPEX-Bank is financing the export of the technical interior equipment of the new air cargo terminal at Addis Ababa international airport with a loan amounting to EUR 32.8 million. Borrower ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Domestic promotional business an effective stimulus totalling EUR 47.6 billion, despite challenging conditions - International finance rises to EUR 25.5 billion - KfW global leader in the field of climate and environmental finance (EUR 26.6 billion) - Contribution of EUR 8 billion to the "Juncker plan" reflects growing importance within ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Well intervention vessels for maintenance of offshore oil wells - Vessels being constructed at FSG shipyard in Flensburg KfW IPEX-Bank co-arranges the financing of two state-of-the-art well intervention vessels for Siem Offshore Inc.'s subsidiary Siem Offshore Rederi AS. Siem Offshore Inc. is an important new customer for KfW IPEX-Bank in ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Funding volume remains stable at EUR 55-60 billion in 2015 - Issuance in foreign currencies to rise - Extension of 'Green Bonds - Made by KfW' to other markets - KfW plans to build up own Green Bond portfolio - Continuation of SME financing via capital markets KfW plans to fund EUR 55-60 billion in international capital markets in the coming year. Given the persistent low interest rate ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - KfW allocates EUR 85.2 million towards expanding the electricity transmission grids between Armenia and Georgia - Improving the electricity supply: green light for the Caucasus Energy Alliance On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), KfW Development Bank today concluded two loan agreements for EUR 85.2 million with the High Voltage Electricity Network ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Germany: KfW Research cuts growth forecast for 2015 by half to 0.8%; 2014 expectations also lowered once again to 1.4% - Eurozone: economic output grows only 1.0% in 2015; 2014 forecast is 0.7% The German economy is set to grow far slower in the next year than previously anticipated: KfW ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Innovative financing agreement amounting to EUR 400 million for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - Supporting small farmers, financing food production, agricultural development and rural development On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - KfW advised its Irish partners on setting up the SBCI - KfW and the SBCI are signing a global loan for EUR 150 million to finance SMEs The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) is being officially launched in Dublin today by Michael Noonan (Ireland's Minister for Finance) and Brendan Howlin (Ireland's Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform). The Irish Government also invited Dr ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Up to EUR 7.5 million per project - 50% exemption from liability for on-lending banks - European Investment Fund and KfW each bear 25% of the credit risk from the exemption from liability From 1 December 2014, KfW will be offering the new Entrepreneur Loan Plus, which provides innovative medium-sized companies and self-employed professionals ...