KfW – Responsible banking

KfW is one of the world’s leading promotional banks. KfW has been committed to improving economic, social and environmental living conditions across the globe on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany and the federal states since 1948. To do this, it provided funds totalling EUR 112.8 billion in 2024 alone.

KfW does not have any branches and does not hold customer deposits. To refinance its business activities, KfW raised funds totalling around EUR 78.1 billion on the international capital markets in 2024 - EUR 12.2 billion of which through ‘Green Bonds - Made by KfW’.

At its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, at its two branches in Berlin and Bonn, at its subsidiaries KfW IPEX-Bank, DEG and KfW Capital, it employs 8,853 members of staff (as of 2024). It is represented at around 80 locations worldwide.

As a bank committed to responsibility, KfW supports people, countries and institutions who think ahead, driving our society towards the future. This profile is what clearly sets KfW apart from other commercial banks.