KfW at a Glance Facts and Figures

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1 KfW at a Glance Facts and Figures

2 KfW Responsible banking KfW is one of the world s leading promotional banks. With its decades of experience, KfW is committed to improving economic, social and ecological living conditions all around the world on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany and the federal states. To do this, it supplied funds totalling EUR 81.0 billion in 2016 alone; and of this, 44 % went into measures for protecting the environment and combating climate change. KfW does not have any branches and does not hold customer deposits. It refinances its lending business in a responsible manner and almost entirely in the international capital markets. In 2016 it borrowed EUR 72.8 billion for this purpose. In Germany, KfW Group is represented by locations in Frank- furt, Berlin, Bonn and Cologne. Its network includes about 80 offices and representations around the world. About 80 offices and representations around the world.

3 As a Bank aus Verantwortung (a bank committed to respon- sibility), KfW sustainably supports change in the economy, ecology and society. The focal points of its work include: Promotion of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) and start-ups Provision of equity capital Programmes for energy-efficient refurbishment of residen- tial buildings Support of measures to protect the environment Educational finance for retail customers Funding programmes for municipalities and regional devel- opment banks Export and project finance Promotion of developing countries and emerging economies

4 Domestic business Promoting Germany KfW supports companies, private individuals and public institutions who wish to invest in their future. One focus of its work is the financing of start-ups and SMEs. This comprises special programmes to foster the use of renewable energy, to increase energy efficiency and to promote innovative technology companies, including through private equity. KfW fosters innovative technologies.

5 KfW helps private individuals to shape their future, for example, when it comes to the energy-efficient refur- bishment, age-appropriate conversion or burglary pro- tection of residential buildings, or when they invest in their own training and education. Domestic promotion also includes investing in munici- pal and social infrastructure. Through our promotional activities we foster innovation, growth and prosperity. In this way, KfW is contributing to ensuring that Ger- many is fit for the future.

6 International business Ensuring internationalisation The international export and project business of KfW Group is administered by KfW IPEX-Bank. KfW s subsidiary provides medium and long-term financing for specific purposes: for promoting export commerce, for the development of eco no- mic and social infrastructure, for climate and environmental protection measures, and for securing the supply of Germany and Europe with raw materials, for example. In addition to its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, KfW IPEX-Bank is currently represented at ten locations in the world s most important commercial and financial centres. Promoting development On behalf of the German Federal Government, the KfW Devel- opment Bank business area finances development projects around the world. The top priorities are to improve people s prospects for a better life, to protect the environment and to combat climate change. In so doing, KfW supports Germa- ny s partner countries and provides impetus for progress and development. KfW Development Bank is represented at nearly 70 locations worldwide. DEG (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft GmbH) finances the establishment and expansion of private sector entities. The subsidiary of KfW advises and finances private companies investing in projects that are sustainable from both a commercial and developmental perspective. DEG is not only providing companies with long-term capital, but is also a reliable partner to their projects. In addition to its headquarters in Cologne, DEG has representative offices at 13 locations around the world.

7 KfW creates prospects for a better life.

8 KfW at a glance Promotional figures (EUR in billions) 2016 Domestic promotion 55.1 Mittelstandsbank (SME finance) 21.4 Kommunal- und Privatkundenbank/Kreditinstitute (Municipal and private loans/credit institutions) 33.7 Capital markets 1.3 International business 24.9 Export and project finance: KfW IPEX-Bank 16.1 Promotion of developing countries and emerging economies: KfW Development Bank 7.3 DEG 1.6 KfW Group business activities (EUR in billions) (consolidated) Adjustment for the commitments of Export and project finance with refinancing through KfW programme loans (EUR 273 million) Key finance data Key figures of the income statement (EUR in millions) 2016 Operating result before valuation (before promotional activity) 1,898 Operating result after valuation (before promotional activity) 2,108 Profit/loss from operating activities (before promotional activity) 2,210 Promotional activity (expense) 230 Consolidated profit 2,002 Consolidated profit before IFRS effects from hedging 1,769

9 Key figures of the statement of financial position (EUR in billions) as of 31 Dec Total assets Volume of lending Volume of business Equity 27.1 Key regulatory figures (in %) as of 31 Dec Tier 1 ratio 22.3 Total capital ratio 22.3 Ratings Long-term credit rating Moody s Scope Ratings Standard & Poor s as of 31 Dec Aaa AAA AAA Sustainability rating Sustainalytics as of 31 Dec out of a total of 100 possible points, thus ranking KfW second out of a total of 396 banks. oekom research imug Prime mark-up among the group of best-rated financial institutions. The sustainability rating is C+ (on a scale ranging from A+ to D-). KfW ranks third out of 24 national and international promotional banks (BBB on a scale ranging from AAA to D).

10 The people behind KfW The success of KfW is based above all on the expertise and motivation of its employees. More than 6,000 people work on achieving KfW s goals. As a company at the interface between politics and the economy, KfW offers its staff a wide range of responsibilities, as well as the opportunity to work abroad. KfW supports the development of its employees through expert leadership as well as target-oriented qualifications and further training. The declared objective of KfW is to establish a gender-sensitive and health-oriented corporate culture, to increase the number of women in management positions and to further improve the compatibility of work and family life. In addition to child care based on employee needs, flexibility in terms of time and space plays a central role. Even management can work on a part-time basis something they do make use of, even partially in tandem models. For many years now, the Hertie Foundation has cer- tified KfW as a family-friendly company in the Career and Family audit. Furthermore, KfW is one of the 100 most pop- ular employers in Germany. KfW offers competitive and performance-based remuneration and extensive social benefits.

11 General stats on KfW s employees, 2016 Total workforce 1 6,104 KfW Group (without DEG and KfW IPEX-Bank) 4,872 Proportion of severely disabled employees 5.5 % Part-time employees 25.7 % Representation of women in management positions 30.2 % Representation of women in the total workforce 48.5 % Apprentices, student interns, trainees The average number of employees (of staff numbers at the respective quarterly closing dates), including temporary staff but without members of the Executive Board and trainees.

12 Non-profit funding Social responsibility Entrepreneurial action and social responsibility belong together. For KfW, with its statutory mandate to drive change in economy and society and to contribute to improving the quality of life, this applies most pertinently. Within this con- text, KfW established an independent, non-profit foundation ( KfW Stiftung ) in October KfW Stiftung is involved in dealing with the big challenges of society. These include globalisation, demographic change, and environmental and climate protection. It is here that KfW Stiftung aims to raise awareness, take on responsibility and promote diversity. The purpose of the foundation is to provide support in the areas of responsible entrepreneurship, social commitment, environmental protection and climate action, as well as arts and culture.

13 Taking responsibility, designing diversity.

14 Non-profit funding Responsible entrepreneurship In the spheres of economy, KfW Stiftung is promoting responsible entrepreneurial mindsets, which face the social challenges of the future and develop economic approaches to resolve them. Current projects: funding partner of the Social Impact Labs Frankfurt and Duisburg together with Social Impact ggmbh, including the ANKOMMER: Perspektive Deutschland refugee project; partnership with Social Business Women e. V.; work- shops ZGI:kompakt in cooperation with Social Entrepreneur- ship Akademie Munich. Social commitment KfW Stiftung aims to give ideas how to ensure the sustain- ability of our society. It therefore drives projects for the promotion of a conscientious and strong community in a tar- geted fashion. Key goals are establishing inclusion as a future-oriented form of living together and enabling societal participation. It is important to open new perspectives to pro- mote diversity, both socially and economically. Current projects: partnership with Manege ggmbh at the Berlin Don Bosco Center; Café Milena in the Frankfurt Mäd- chenbüro for female refugees together with Linsen- hoff-stiftung; initiative Inclusion in sports naturally (Inklu- sion im Sport selbstverständlich) together with the sports federation Landessportbund Hessen. Environment and climate With biodiversity as its main focus, KfW Stiftung promotes environmental and climate protection measures. The local, national and international projects that the foundation sup-

15 ports make a valuable contribution to maintaining the diver- sity of species. All projects contribute to launch the necessary social dialogue upon biodiversity issues and to make aware of the importance of protecting biodiversity for a healthy cli- mate. Current projects: partnerships with Senckenberg Museum of Natural History, botanical garden and Frankfurt Zoo; GEO Biodiversity Day, Viele gestalten Vielfalt initiative and KfW/Bernhard Grzimek prize. Art and culture Focus is placed on intercultural dialogue: KfW Stiftung is creat ing platforms for artists and people involved in cultural life from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East to bolster cultural diversity and raise critical awareness of global interdependence. Current projects: Artists in Residence (Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin); Curators in Residence (DAAD Artists-in- Berlin Programme/ifa, Berlin); TRANScuratorial Academy (Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin/Goethe-Institut Mumbai); Beirut Short Stories (Goethe-Institut Lebanon); Think Tank (artistic director: Akram Khan); RUANG SUARA at Holland Festival (Ensemble Modern).

16 Funding KfW is one of the largest and most active bond issuers in the world. It refinances its business activities almost entirely through the international finance and capital markets. In 2016 a total of 206 bonds in 15 currencies with a total volume of EUR 72.8 billion were sold to institutional investors around the world. KfW is in a leading position on the international capital markets and enjoys a high reputation. Also, KfW is regularly receiving awards for its issuing activities as well as for some individual transactions. With a variety of bonds in different currencies, KfW is always in a position to respond flexibly to market developments. All refinancing instruments have one thing in common: they are safe. This is because they are guaranteed explicitly and directly by the Federal Republic of Germany. Due to its excel- lent creditworthiness, KfW has been awarded triple A ratings, the best possible credit rating, by the rating agencies Moody s, Scope Ratings and Standard & Poor s. In 2016 KfW continued its green capital markets strategy and successfully issued further Green Bonds Made by KfW. Due to their high standards regarding transparency and envi- ronmental impact assessments, these bonds are met with great interest, in particular by investors who place high value on sustainable investment. With this product, KfW once again contributes to fostering sustainability on the capital markets.

17 Bonds issued by KfW in 2016 Total amount: EUR 72.8 billion 4 % EUR 1 % USD 2 % Others 2 % Others 2 % JPY 3 % AUD 26 % EUR 8 % GBP 5 % USD 6 % EUR 42 % USD Benchmark programmes Other public loans Private placements (including loans)

18 History The Marshall Plan supplied the initial capi- tal for KfW The beginning With money from the Marshall Plan amounting to nearly EUR 1 billion, KfW funded the recon- struction of the German economy. At the end of the 1950s, KfW took on responsibilities that still belong to its core business today, namely provid- ing finance for exports and SMEs. In the 1950s, the foundation was also laid for the financing of environmental projects. The first senior management: Hermann J. Abs and Otto Schniewind The 1950s Reconstruction and the German economic miracle With money from the Marshall Plan amounting to nearly EUR 1 billion, KfW funded the recon- struction of the German economy. At the end of the 1950s, KfW took on responsibilities that still belong to its core business today, namely pro- viding finance for exports and SMEs. In the 1950s, the foundation was also laid for the financing of environmental projects. Development aid: financing of a cement plant in Turkey The 1960s Making our way in the world The 1960s was the dawn of a new era. The Fed- eral Republic, which was expanding economi- cally, increasingly took on responsibility in terms of development aid. As early as 1961, KfW was given a legal mandate to do this. The 1970s Reorientation towards domestic investment SMEs became the object of economic and polit- ical focus. The promotion of energy saving and innovation becomes a key area of KfW s work.

19 The 1980s Expansion of promotional areas Development policy was in a state of change: capital assistance became Financial Coopera- tion. The increasing internationalisation of the capital markets opened up new funding oppor- tunities for KfW. The 1990s Reunification The development of the East ( Aufbau Ost ) saw the beginning of the largest support pro- gramme in German history. Some 70 % of domestic economic promotion flowed into the new German states until the mid-1990s. After the fall of the wall, KfW financed the development of the East. The 2000s A period of change The KfW Group emerges from the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau. Responsibility defines the KfW promotes identity of KfW. Climate and environmental pro- renewable ener- gies in Germany tection projects are just as much a focus as the and around the funding of education and SMEs. globe. The 2010s Responsible banking Renewable energy development is the core of the energy transition. The range of KfW s activities in this area is correspondingly wide, with increasing focus on energy efficiency and heating transition. Moreover, KfW on behalf of the German Federal Government engages in refugee aid in Germany and abroad. More than six decades of responsible banking

20 Photos Title: Source: KfW Group, Photographer: Thorsten Futh p. 5: Source: Getty Images, Corbis, Photographer: Tetra Images, AMELIE-BENOIST p. 7: Source: istockphoto LP, Photographer: Vikram Raghuvanshi p. 11: Source: KfW Photo Archive, Photographer: Carsten Görling p. 13: Source: KfW Group, Photographer: Jens Steingässer p. 17: Source: Getty Images, Photographer: Piotr Krzeslak p. 18 (top): Source: Federal Archives (Plak ), Photographer: not stated p. 18 (middle): Source: Historical Group Archive of KfW, Photographer: not stated p. 18 (bottom): Source: Historical Group Archive of KfW, Photographer: not stated p. 19 (top): Source: Federal Government, Photographer: Klaus Lehnartz p. 19 (middle): Source: KfW Photo Archive, Photographer: Holger Peters p. 19 (bottom): Source: KfW Photo Archive, Photographer: Dr Stephan Sperl Version: March 2017 KfW Group Palmengartenstrasse Frankfurt am Main Germany Phone Telefax infocenter@kfw.de