KfW Research – Research in economy, society and environment

We are KfW’s centre of economic expertise. We offer up-to-date analyses, indicators and surveys on the economic development in Germany and around the world. We take a stand with our economic policy recommendations and forecasts. We stimulate public economic discussions and set the basis for KfW’s promotional activities. Our focus is on energy and the environment, SMEs, start-ups, innovations, overall economic performance and growth.

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Economy

KfW Research analyses and comments on the economy in Germany and the euro area.

Venture Capital Market

KfW Research analyses the German venture capital ecosystem and, in addition to topic-related publications, offers a quarterly barometer on business sentiment among German investors and a dashboard on the development of the German venture capital market.

Germany's pursuit of climate neutrality

KfW Research analyses the conditions for success, the opportunities and also the challenges of the desired transformation to climate neutrality.

Germany in a global setting

How well equipped are the German economy and SMEs for the global challenges? How can we strengthen the role of Germany and Europe in the world?

Publications by topic

Want to find out more about our research findings and positions? Here you can browse through our publications, sorted by subject area.

Publication series

KfW Research publications by series.

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KfW Research, KfW Bankengruppe, Palmengartenstr. 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt, research@kfw.de