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High-profile new addition to AvS Advisors – Cornelia Sengpiel advises family enterprises and privately-held businesses on their development into sustainable, future-proof organizations

KfW

First quarter of 2018: good start to KfW's new promotional year

Frankfurt/Main (ots) - - Total promotional business volume of EUR 18.9 billion - Domestic promotion up to EUR 14.9 billion - High level of interest in SME financing continues - Commitments at KfW IPEX-Bank increase to EUR 3.3 billion - Consolidated profit of EUR 228 million In the first three months of 2018, the promotional business of KfW Group reached a total volume of EUR 18.9 billion (prior-year period: EUR 18.2 ...

KfW

Refilling the breadbasket of the Congo: helping to stabilise a formerly war-torn region

Frankfurt/Main (ots) - - EUR 35 million for small farmers in North and South Kivu - Securing the food supply for 180,000 people - Reintegrating returning internally displaced persons (IDPs) - Generating sources of income for the population On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), KfW is providing EUR 35 million in the ...

KfW

KfW-ifo SME Barometer: Business confidence continues to fall

Frankfurt/Main (ots) - - SMEs' situation assessments and expectations were down in April - Concern over a global trade war weighs on sentiment - Upswing is slowing down but remains robust Business sentiment continued to fall across Germany in April, according to the current KfW-ifo SME Barometer. Confidence among SMEs fell by 1.5 points to 15.0 balance points, the third consecutive drop. Situation assessments were lower ...

KfW

Pioneer and trendsetter: latest KfW Sustainability Report "Promoting perspectives - empowering people" now available

Frankfurt/Main (ots) - - Major contribution to realising the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. - 2017: EUR 33.2 billion for climate action and environmental protection projects - Ambitious sustainability programme for 2018 Today KfW published the first part of its Sustainability Report 2017 entitled ...

KfW IPEX-Bank

More sustainable scrapping of ships: KfW IPEX-Bank joins Responsible Ship Recycling Standards

Frankfurt/Main (ots) - - Inclusion of scrapping clauses in loan agreements - KfW IPEX-Bank first German bank to adopt Responsible Ship Recycling Standards - Lending volume for Maritime Industries at KfW IPEX-Bank in 2017: EUR 13.9 billion. Hundreds of ships are decommissioned and scrapped every year. Since this ...

KfW

KfW's Board of Supervisory Directors welcomes the appointment of Melanie Kehr as General Manager of KfW

Frankfurt/Main (ots) - The Chair of KfW's Board of Supervisory Directors, Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, and the Deputy Chair Olaf Scholz, Federal Minister of Finance, issued this statement following the meeting of KfW's Board of Supervisory Directors on 11 April 2018: The ...

KfW

Upswing in the euro area continues

Frankfurt/Main (ots) - - KfW Research confirms growth forecast of 2.4% for 2018 - Growth expected to slow to 2.1% in 2019 - Political risks to the euro area business cycle have waned, spotlight is now on financial markets With a growth rate of 2.3%, 2017 was the most successful year of the euro area in a decade. The upswing will continue at an unabated pace in 2018 as well. KfW Research confirms its 2.4% growth forecast for the current year. The current business cycle might ...

KfW

KfW: successful financial year 2014

Frankfurt/Main (ots) - - Increased total commitment volume of EUR 74.1 billion - Consolidated profit increased to EUR 1.5 billion - Total assets risen to EUR 489.1 billion - Tier 1 capital ratio pursuant to Basel III: 14.1% In spite of the challenging market environment, KfW Group in 2014 registered high demand for its financial products, as had also been the case in previous years. The volume of new promotional ...

KfW

KfW Research anticipates around 260,000 new homes will be completed in 2015

Frankfurt/Main (ots) - - Housing construction investment rises by 2.5% in 2015 after a 3.7% increase in the previous year - High migration, low interest and rising income levels ensure exceptional boom - Rising real estate prices increase private assets Housing construction in Germany continues to boom. Investment in new housing construction and existing housing rose ...

KfW

Positive sentiment on the private equity market

Frankfurt/Main (ots) - - German Private Equity Barometer reaches three-year high - Early- and late-stage financiers optimistic for 2015 - Fundraising climate better than ever After a brief lull in the third quarter, the business climate index of the German Private Equity Barometer once more gathered pace in the fourth quarter of 2014, rising by 9.6 points to 57.4 balance points. Thus, the sentiment among German private ...

KfW IPEX-Bank

Iron ore from Canada: KfW IPEX-Bank finances the supply of raw materials to the German and European economies

Frankfurt, Main (ots) - - Financing of replacement investments - Iron Ore Company of Canada supplies high-quality iron ore concentrate and pellets to Germany and Europe - Deposit reserves have an extended lifetime, ensuring long-term supply of raw materials KfW IPEX-Bank is financing key replacement investments for ...