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KfW Bankengruppe –
an introduction with focus Egypt
  • Andreas Holtkotte, Director KfW Office Cairo
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The presentation is about….
  • ….who is KfW
  • ….funding and instruments
  • ….a closer look at KfW development bank



  • ….as well as on KfW’ s activities in Egypt
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KfW Bankengruppe in brief

  • Promotional bank of the Federal Republic of Germany, founded in 1948
  • Shareholders: Federal Republic of Germany (80%), German federal states (20%)
  • Headquarters: Frankfurt am Main; branch offices: Berlin and Bonn
  • Representative offices: around 50 worldwide
  • Balance sheet total at end-2006: EUR 360 billion
  • Average number of employees in 2007: 3,800
  • Rating: AAA/Aaa/AAA
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A broad mission.

  • We give impetuses to the economy, politics and society.
  • We finance investment in Germany.
  • We provide international project and export finance.
  • We provide support for developing countries.
  • We perform tasks and services on behalf of the German government. KfW Bankengruppe is an adviser to the government.
  • We raise funds on the international capital markets.
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Funding
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Brand structure
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KfW IPEX-Bank
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Innovative Instruments
KfW Carbon Fund
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DEG
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KfW Development Bank
Working on behalf of the federal government

  • Promoting sustainable social and economic development in developing and transition countries


    • Goals: to reduce poverty,
        •   to secure the peace,
        •   to make globalization fair.


  • Our cooperation focuses on expanding social and economic infrastructure, developing efficient financial systems and protecting the environment and natural resources.
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KfW Development Bank
Our strengths
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Where are we located?
Offices of KfW Development Bank and DEG
As of September 2007
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Relationship between BMZ and KfW
From the intergovernmental agreement to the financing agreement
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KfW Development Bank
Activities in Egypt
  • Focal Areas Egypt
  •   Water Resources and Water Management
  •   Climate and Environment incl. RE / EE

  • Other Sectors
  •  Education, micro finance, urban development

  • Commitments Egypt
  •   € 4.9 billion since the early sixties
  •   about € 80 million annually in recent years
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Priority area environment
industrial pollution / waste management
  • Rationale:
  • Extreme concentration of population.
  • Growing environmental problems.
  • Health hazards affect especially vulnerable groups / the poor.
  • Environmental damage to Egypt around 3 billion EGP annually.
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Priority area water
water supply and sewage disposal
  • Rationale:
  • Direct effect on poverty.
  • Low access to water supply / waste water networks especially in rural areas.
  • Water quality.
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 Get in touch with us – www.kfw.de


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