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About KfW
The KfW is a German government-owned development bank, based in Frankfurt. Its name originally comes from Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, meaning Reconstruction Credit Institute. It was formed in 1948 after World War II as part of the Marshall Plan. KfW Bankengruppe has three main tasks: the ensuring of financing for domestic production, for export and project finance so that German and European countries can compete on global markets and development finance. It performs these tasks together with it subsidiaries of which the most important are Kfw IPEX-Bank GmbH (conducts all market activities of KfW Group that are carried out on commercial terms), DEG (promotes private-sector initiatives in developing and transition countries).
Website | https://www.kfw.de/kfw.de-2.html |
Headquarters |
Palmengartenstraße 5-9
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
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CEO/chair |
Dr Ulrich Schröder CEO |
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Annual report | Annual Report 2013 |
Ownership |
It is owned by the Federal Republic of Germany (80%) and the States of Germany (20%). |
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KfW has Sustainability guidelines and a conflict of interest policy. KfW issues a sustainability report every three years.