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Dossier

Dossier

Times of change

In our dossier "Times of change" we look at examples of economic, ecological and social turning points that are currently occupying us. We talk to e-commerce specialist Sebastian Klauker about the digital revolution in the Otto Goup in Hamburg. But we also look back: more than 30 years after the political change in Central and Eastern Europe, we ask ourselves what has remained of the border that cut our continent.The photographer Valerio Vincenzo has embarked on a search for traces in the border triangle of Albania, Northern Macedonia and Greece.

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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.

Fotolia.com: amandare, Yuri Arcurs, Kitch Bain, Ingo Bartussek, Sergio Donà, drizzd, Dmitry Ersler, eyewave, Zoltán Futó, Eric Gevaert, Fotolia XXV, Friedberg, goodluz, Dirk Hoffmann, imageteam, Christian Jung, Abdelhamid Kalai, Sergej Khakimullin, Vladimir Kolobov, krizz7, Kzenon, lumen-digital, marog-pixcells, Mindwalker, Miredi, mirpic, Nebuto, Tino Neitz, Christian Pedant, Franz Pfluegl, prognone, Gina Sanders, Henry Schmitt, spree berlin, SVLuma, Kheng Guan Toh, tom, Torbz, typomaniac, VRD, Joachim Wendler, Sreedhar Yedlapati.

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Prespasee

A place without borders

A vast biosphere reserve is spreading throughout the border region between Albania, North Macedonia and Greece. Star photographer Valerio Vincenzo visited the area for KfW Stories and documented the changes in the region where, 30 years ago, the Iron Curtain separated friends and family.

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inner-German border

The inner-German border

In July 1971, Peter Döbler fled from the GDR by swimming 48 kilometres across the German-German border in the Baltic Sea. Find more stories and facts about the border that separated Germany until 1989 in our gallery.

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Inhabitants of Agalatowo

New old homeland

After reunification, Russia withdrew its troops from Germany. In return, the Federal Republic financed modern housing estates for the returnees. A visit to the site.

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Sebastian Klauke

“Technology has to serve the customer“

For 68 years, shoppers browsed through the Otto catalogue. For a year now, they can place their orders online only. This means that the Otto Group suddenly finds itself competing with global giants like Amazon. Sebastian Klauke is managing this digital transformation.

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Kristin Preßler, Chief Operating Officer bei Rhebo

Laboratory of the future

Five young companies in Dresden and Leipzig are developing innovative solutions – to reduce energy consumption, in biotechnology and housing.

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Kay Pöhler

An opportunity for cities

Municipalities can use digitalisation to become more efficient, save money and reduce emissions. KfW and the German Federal Ministry of Housing are running a smart cities competition to create incentives for this to happen.

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portrait of Denzer-Speck and Kiehl

A waste-free economy

If we want to live in a future where the environment remains intact, we will need to drastically reduce the amount of waste we produce. This is why KfW and other partners are now investing billions in a European circular economy.

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Higher, faster, further

The refurbishment of Belgrade Airport will draw Serbia closer to the West both politically and economically. DEG is supporting the project with a loan.

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Ethiopia

The rise of Ethiopia

Something is happening in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is aiming to move up into the ranks of the emerging economies by 2025. This grand vision is receiving support with a broad-based commitment from KfW.

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Equality march Kiew

“My job and my life”

In the Ukraine, if you are not a heterosexual, you risk being harassed. To help her country become more tolerant, Ruslana Panukhnyk is organising the Equality March. Our author attended the event in Kiev – and experienced both rage and courage first-hand.

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Ways to save our climate

A public transport company in Germany is expanding electric rail in Germany, wind power is booming in Argentina, and Bulgaria is promoting energy efficiency in homes. This shows the progress being achieved in the global transition to clean energy.

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A beautiful dance in Yugoslavia

War in Croatia, dancing in socialism, “Wind of Change” as your favourite song: author Saša Stanišić describes his life as a teenager.

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