Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Commitments up by 6.0% to EUR 50.5 billion - Increase in international financing to EUR 27.9 billion (+9.7%) - High demand for climate and environmental financing amounting to EUR 29.5 billion (+11.0%) - Refugee accommodation promoted with EUR 1.5 billion - Commitment in the venture capital sector newly structured and expanded KfW Group ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Immigrants create more businesses and more jobs than average - Immigrants' decision to become self-employed more strongly determined by labour market The proportion of immigrants engaging in start-up activity has been relatively stable for years. One out of every five business founders is a non-German citizen or has acquired German ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Funding of EUR 70-75 billion planned for 2016 - "Green Bonds - Made by KfW" - sustainability rating of banks to be taken into account for the award of mandates - European cooperation in the securitisation of SME loans In the upcoming year, KfW plans to raise long-term funding in an amount of EUR 70-75 billion in international capital ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Financial services more accessible thanks to EUR 200 million for loans to MSMEs based in urban and rural areas - Significant employment effects expected - Agricultural production on the rise in Morocco On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), KfW ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - New construction of the sea lock at the entry to the port of Amsterdam - Major European infrastructure project - Bank club: KfW IPEX-Bank participates in financing together with six other banks in a public-private partnership (PPP) KfW IPEX-Bank in cooperation with five other commercial banks and the European Investment Bank is financing the ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Every tenth euro invested in Eastern Germany since 1990 came from KfW - Focus on the promotion of companies and start-ups alongside housing refurbishment and environmental investments The political process that started in the "autumn of change" in 1989 culminated 25 years ago, on 3 ...
Frankfurt, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - Original project portfolio has more than quadrupled to 13 projects on three continents - Significant 2015 milestones include groundbreaking of joint assembly plant in Mexico, expansion of cooperation portfolio into pickup trucks - Infiniti Q30 production starts later this year; car on display at Frankfurt International Motor Show ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Aggregate indicator still at high level from previous year - Environment as an increasingly dynamic dimension - progress with respect to climate protection and energy efficiency - Still substantial potential in investment, innovation and education - Germany on track for UN Sustainable ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - A sigh of relief after tensions abate in arguments over reforms with Greece - Considerable improvement in business assessments, while expectations increase slightly - Sentiment picks up among large enterprises German SMEs breathe once again! The sense of nervousness felt by German SMEs at the beginning of the summer in view of the Grexit risk has subsided thanks to the agreement reached between ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Every fifth SME headed by a woman: 700,000 companies in total - Represented mainly in the services sector - Proportion of female managing directors expected to increase The economic significance of women-led SMEs is substantial - but female bosses continue to be underrepresented in German ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Close to 60% of SMEs expect recruiting problems - but this figure is less than in 2010 - Differences in industries: construction and manufacturing industry faced with more difficulties than service providers - Demographic change is already casting shadows: lack of qualified applicants is the main problem Small and medium-sized enterprises ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Digital platform launched for up to a million young people between the ages of 10 and 24 - Contribution to reducing HIV infection rates - Points system provides incentive for young target group to change their behaviour KfW is providing grants with a total volume of EUR 2 million to support the South African non-governmental organisation ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - 82 new double-deck cars for the Rhein-Ruhr-Express - Environmentally friendly shift of traffic from road to rail in the greater urban area KfW IPEX-Bank will participate in the financing of 82 double-deck cars for the Rhein-Ruhr-Express (RRX) in North Rhine-Westphalia by providing a loan of EUR 283 million. The procurement of the ...
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Frankfurt/Duesseldorf (ots) - - Cross reference: Further information is available at http://www.presseportal.de/nr/117362/dokument - - Demat GmbH, host of the Euromold exhibition, counts on welcoming 420 exhibitors - 22nd edition of the Euromold starts on 22 September in Düsseldorf - Euromold remains largest exhibition in the field of 3D Printing, Product Development ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Significant contribution to protecting the climate by reducing CO2 emissions - Promoting South Africa's competitiveness - Up to 15.000 jobs created KfW Development Bank has closed a promotional loan for EUR 200 million (about 2.8bn Rand) with South Africa's state-run logistics company ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - KfW IPEX-Bank is helping German firm PCC SE to invest in Iceland - Project backed by the UFK scheme secures Germany's supply of raw materials - State-of-the-art technology from SMS Siemag - an EPC turnkey contractor - First large-volume, commercial form of structured project finance in Iceland By providing investment finance in the amount of ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Investment backlog increases to EUR 132 billion - 69% of all municipalities are pessimistic about the future; few expect a turnaround (7%) - Importance of loans to finance investments declines, increase in the use of own funds The local authority experts from German cities, municipalities and districts have estimated the investment backlog ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Total of 915,000 start-ups in 2014 - Importance of freelance sectors growing - No impetus from the economy or labour market for start-up activity in 2015 In 2014, the number of business start-ups in Germany was still rising. According to the 2015 KfW Start-up Monitor, around 915,000 ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Total commitment volume of EUR 17.4 billion (+26%) - International financing doubles to EUR 7.6 billion - Domestic promotion stable at high level, in spite of difficult overall conditions - Consolidated profit of EUR 417 million - Total assets roughly EUR 530 billion KfW Group reached a total commitment volume in Q1 2015 of EUR 17.4 billion (+26%) (prior-year period: EUR 13.9 billion). The ...
Frankfurt (ots) - - Cross-reference: Fraport Traffic Figures - April 2015 are available at: http://www.presseportal.de/meldung/3021005 - FRA Sets New April Record with Over 5 Million Passengers - Aircraft Movements also on the Rise - Double-digit Growth at Group Airports in Ljubljana and Xi'an With more than 5 million passenger served in April 2015, Frankfurt Airport ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - A partner for German and European companies: new business growing strongly, with financing totalling EUR 16.7 billion - A key source of earnings for the KfW Group, contributing EUR 541 million to the consolidated result - The separate entity KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH reports net income for the year of EUR 139 million - Outlook for 2015: market ...
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 ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - KfW is continuing its advisory programme in 2015 - Founders and young entrepreneurs receive a grant for professional advisory services KfW will be offering its self-funded "Start-Up Coaching in Germany" advisory programme from 1 May 2015. In so doing, the promotional bank is safeguarding the promotion of advisory services for start-ups once the programme funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - Syndicate financing together with SMBC und RBS/Lombard - 70 new electric multiple units for key route between Glasgow and Edinburgh - Promoting environmentally friendly rail transport - Contributing to expansion of European transport infrastructure KfW IPEX-Bank has provided structured financing for the Scottish railway network together with SMBC Leasing and Finance Inc. and RBS/Lombard. KfW ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - German SMEs are falling victim to demographics - One third of SME owners is older than 55 - Older entrepreneurs make far fewer investments - This erodes company assets and curbs growth Demographic change is having a major impact on German SMEs. The owners of 1.3 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - around one third of all SMEs in Germany - are aged 55 or above. As a current ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - - SD 224 million loan with Hermes cover - Support for exports: German manufacturer Nordex SE supplies 59 wind turbines - The Pampa wind farm is set to provide 180,000 households with "green" electricity from mid-2016 KfW IPEX-Bank and BayernLB have jointly arranged financing for the Pampa wind farm in Uruguay. The German manufacturer Nordex SE is responsible for turnkey installation and ...
Frankfurt (ots) - AGM to Decide on Dividend Increase of 10 Euro Cents to EUR1.35 per Share At its regular board meeting today, the Fraport AG supervisory board approved Fraport AG's annual financial statements for 2014 and the Fraport Group's annual statements. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, the Fraport Group posted revenue of about EUR2.4 billion (up ...
Frankfurt (ots) - - Cross-reference: Fraport Traffic Figures are available at: http://www.presseportal.de/dokumente - - Demand for Tourist Destinations in Europe and North Africa Rises - Fraport Group's Airport in Xi'an (China) Records Double-digit Growth Passenger numbers at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) continued to advance in February 2015: Germany's largest aviation hub ...
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 ...