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Global impact - strengthening the export industry, shaping the future

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    KfW enables the transformation to a sustainable and resilient future worldwide

    As a responsible bank, we help shape transformation processes in developing and emerging countries as well as industrialised nations. Our broad range of financing supports climate protection, the expansion of economic and social infrastructure and promotes companies worldwide. With many years of expertise and a broad network, we support our partners and customers in challenging markets, create better living conditions and work towards a more sustainable world. In doing so, we also make an important contribution to energy and raw materials security and strengthen international trade and cooperation in times of geopolitical crises.

    Current topics in international financing

    Export industry

    Global impact - strengthening the export industry, shaping the future: how KfW supports the German and European export industry in transformation projects.

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    Digitalisation and innovation

    KfW supports companies and project partners in the development of innovative technologies and sustainable digital solutions to drive digitalisation and innovation.

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    Biodiversity

    KfW is strongly committed to the conservation of biodiversity. It is one of the main international donors for biodiversity when measured in financial instruments such as promotional loans and grants.

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    Green hydrogen

    KfW promotes the use of green hydrogen worldwide, focusing on technologies known as ‘Power to X’, which use electricity generated from wind or solar power.

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    Ukraine

    KfW remains a close partner of Ukraine. This applies to strengthening Ukraine’s resilience in the current war situation as well as to its reconstruction and the rapprochement process with the EU.

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    Africa

    As a responsible bank, KfW has been committed to targeted investments in infrastructure, education and social projects on the African continent since the early 1960s.

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    Syria

    Following the fall of the Assad regime, KfW is committed to the stabilisation and contributes to the country's new start.

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    KfW is creating prospects - worldwide

    Our international fields of activity

    KfW IPEX-Bank

    KfW IPEX-Bank supports the German and European economies through project and export finance.

    Website of KfW IPEX-Bank

    DEG

    We finance and support private companies that are active in developing countries and emerging economies.

    Website of DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft

    KfW Development Bank

    On behalf of the German Federal Government, we improve people's living conditions in developing and emerging countries in a sustainable way and promote climate and environmental protection.

    Website of KfW Development Bank
    Our locations worldwide

    News

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