KfW

German state-owned investment and development bank
Organization national_development_bank Q658270
KfW
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KfW

Summary

KfW is a national development bank[1]. KfW ranks in the top 9% of national_development_bank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (431 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • KfW was a member of Verband kommunaler Unternehmen[3].
  • KfW was a member of Bundesverband Öffentlicher Banken Deutschlands[4].
  • KfW was a member of Q38110886[5].
  • KfW was a member of Initiative Finanzstandort Deutschland[6].
  • KfW is in the country of Germany[7].
  • KfW's instance of is recorded as national development bank[8].
  • KfW's instance of is recorded as state development institution[9].
  • KfW's main regulatory text is recorded as Q100856520[10].
  • KfW is owned by Saarland[11].
  • KfW is owned by Bremen[12].
  • KfW is owned by Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[13].
  • KfW is owned by Thuringia[14].
  • KfW is owned by Brandenburg[15].
  • KfW is owned by Saxony-Anhalt[16].
  • KfW is owned by Schleswig-Holstein[17].
  • KfW is owned by Berlin[18].
  • KfW is owned by Hamburg[19].
  • KfW is owned by Rhineland-Palatinate[20].
  • KfW is owned by Saxony[21].
  • KfW is owned by Hesse[22].
  • KfW is owned by Lower Saxony[23].
  • KfW is owned by Baden-Württemberg[24].
  • KfW is owned by Bavaria[25].
  • KfW is owned by North Rhine-Westphalia[26].
  • KfW is owned by Q1275809[27].

Body

Founding

November 18, 1948 marks the founding of KfW[28].

Identity

KfW's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau'}[29]. KfW's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'KfW'}[30].

Leadership

KfW's chief executive officer is recorded as Günther Bräunig[31].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Frankfurt[32], a big city[33], in Francia[34], founded in 0100[35]; Bonn[36]; and Berlin[37].

Industry

Industries include financial services[38] and financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding[39].

Ownership

Owners include Saarland[11], a federated state of Germany[40], in Germany[41], founded in 1947[42]; Bremen[12], a federated state of Germany[43], in Germany[44]; Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[13], a federated state of Germany[45], in Germany[46], founded in 1990[47]; Thuringia[14], a federated state of Germany[48], in Holy Roman Empire[49], founded in 1920[50]; Brandenburg[15], a federated state of Germany[51], in Germany[52], founded in 1990[53]; and Saxony-Anhalt[16], a federated state of Germany[54], in Germany[55], founded in 1990[56].

Why It Matters

KfW ranks in the top 9% of national_development_bank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (431 views/month).[2] KfW has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] KfW is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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