Group photo of the IDFC Steering Committee at its annual meeting in Berlin 2023
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IDFC meeting in Berlin

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This year‘s IDFC (International Development Finance Club) Steering Group Meeting was hosted by KfW on 29-30 June 2023 in Berlin.

Six months after COP15 (UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal), and 6 months ahead of COP28 (UN Climate Change Conference in the UAE), the IDFC Steering Group Meeting in Berlin focused on climate finance, biodiversity and the role national and regional promotional banks can play in the transformation of the global financial system. On behalf of KfW, Stefan Wintels (CEO and Vice Chair of the IDFC) welcomed 12 of the world’s major national and regional promotional bank partners.

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Published on KfW Stories: 21 September 2023.

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On our website, pictures taken, among others, by the following photographers/photo agencies are used:

Agentur photothek.net, Deutsche Messe Hannover, Andreas Arnold, Jörg Böthling, Dominik Butzmann, Carsten Costard, Susanne Esche, Charlie Fawell, Rendel Freude, Torsten George, Gaby Gerster, David Greedy, Peter Himsel, Barbara Högner, Frank Homann, Fred Hoogervorst, Steffen Jagenburg (BRANSCH EUROPE), Thomas Klewar, Studio Kohlmeier , Florian Kopp, Georg Lopata, Jürgen Lösel, Kirsten Milhahn, Rüdiger Nehmzow, Rolf Obertreis, Rubén Arnaldo Farina Ortiz, Holger Peters, Joachim Röttgers, Mika Schmidt, Bernhard Schurian, Jens Steingässer, Pietro Sutera, Uwe Tölle, Jan Zappner.

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