Business, tax and funding
KfW
Abbreviation for Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau
In short and in plain language
KfW is the development bank of the German federal government and the states.
It gives loans at low rates to founders and small firms, among other things. Most of the time this goes through their own bank.
It also puts out studies on how small and mid-sized firms are doing.
Definition
KfW is the development bank owned by the German federal government and the federal states. Among other things, it provides low-interest loans to founders and small businesses, usually via their own bank. Through KfW Research it also publishes studies on the situation of small and mid-sized companies.