KfW Bankengruppe

Capital Market Activities 2008

KfW defies challenging market

In the first half of 2008 KfW successfully defied the very volatile international capital markets with its funding strategy. more

KfW Entwicklungbank

''Working together - for our climate''

The initiative "Mobilising capital for the poor" aims at strengthening the financial sectors in developing countries, which lack efficiency and, thus, constitute a major obstacle to economic growth. more

Financing volume 2007

Record year - KfW Bankengruppe increases financing volume

In 2007 KfW Bankengruppe committed a total financing volume of EUR 87.1 billion - an increase of 13% over the previous year (EUR 76.7 billion). more

KfW-Research

Start-up activity in Germany

Start-up activity in Germany peaked in 2001. Since 2003 it has been declining steadily more

KfW Bankengruppe

Sale of IKB-shares to Lone Star

As its meeting as at 20 August 2008 the Executive Committee of the Board of Supervisory Directors of KfW Bankengruppe decided to recommend to the Board of Supervisory Directors to sell KfW's shares in IKB to Lone Star. Wolfgang Kroh, Speaker of the Managing Board of KfW Bankengruppe, together with Bruno Scherrer, Head of European Investment at Lone Sta, Dr Karsten von Köller, Chairman of Lone Star Germany, and Dr Günther Bräunig, CEO of IKB, announced the transaction at a press conference held as at 21 August 2008. more