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Press briefing on international activities

On 7 May 2025, Christiane Laibach, member of the KfW Executive Board, gave a brief review of KfW's involvement in the international financing business area and an outlook on the challenges and opportunities this year.

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Christiane Laibach

Christiane Laibach is the KfW Executive Board member responsible, among other areas, for international financing.

KfW IPEX-Bank

Business development in 2024.

DEG

Business development in 2024.

KfW Development Bank

Business development in 2024.

International financing

KfW IPEX-Bank

KfW IPEX-Bank is in charge of international project and export finance, offering tailor-made financing solutions.

DEG

KfW's subsidiary DEG finances and advises companies investing in developing and transition countries.

KfW Development Bank

The business sector KfW Development Bank finances development cooperation projects and programmes around the world on behalf of the German Federal Government.

Whether in Jakarta, Indonesia, in Accra, Ghana, or on New York's famous Fifth Avenue - KfW has branch offices in many places. Representatives of KfW Group work in more than 80 cities around the world.

KfW's head office is in Frankfurt am Main. It has branches in Berlin and Bonn. DEG, a subsidiary of KfW Group, is headquartered in Cologne.

KfW IPEX-Bank

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH has its own branch office in London, a subsidiary in Singapore and several representative offices.

Locations of KfW IPEX-Bank

DEG

DEG has representative offices in several important investment countries and regions: in Africa for East, West and Southern Africa, in Asia in China, India, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. In Europe there are DEG offices in the Russian Federation and in Turkey, and in Latin America for the Andean countries, Mercosur and Mexico.

Locations of DEG

KfW Development Bank

In recent years KfW Development Bank has continuously expanded its network of offices. It is now represented at more than 60 locations around the world. Partners and project clients benefit from the close proximity. Financial Cooperation projects and programmes can thus be better prepared and supported, participation in sector dialogues is enhanced, and FC promotional loans and DEG financings for private customers are completed more rapidly.

Locations of KfW Development Bank