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    Land-based Transport

    We support the financing of clean, safe and smart public and private mobility investments.

    We offer the right financial services to:

    • Mobility and transport corporates
    • Governments, public entities
    • Lessors of assets and infrastructure
    • Corporates in PPP structures
    • OEMs, EPCs, Suppliers

    For investments in:

    • Public urban transport
    • Rail & Logistics
    • Fleets

    As an expert for financing mobility projects we offer:

    • Reducing the annual finance cost of your investment
    • Developing the financing together with you
    • Working with governmental export credit agencies, development finance institutions, insurers and manufacturers as well as contractors

    Hydrogen power for Heidekrautbahn

    Seven modern hydrogen-powered trains advance climate action in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.

    Benefits for people and the environment - made possible by an intelligent financing model.

    We are proud to make mobility more sustainable together with our partners.

    Sustainable financing for rail transport

    In an interview with IRJ Editor-in-Chief Kevin Smith, Sebastian Blum, Global Head of Mobility, looks at the manifold opportunities and challenges of sustainable financing in rail transport and the role of KfW IPEX Bank in this area.

    Transforming Rail Travel in Central and Eastern Europe

    High-speed trains not only make journeys faster, but also help to reduce environmental impact. The major infrastructure projects currently being developed in Central and Eastern Europe benefit from an experienced bank such as KfW IPEX Bank.

    A new railway era starts in Tanzania

    The new Standard Gauge Railway System (SGR) that is being built in Tanzania is expected to make a significant contribution to the economic development of Tanzania and the entire region. KfW IPEX-Bank is substantially contributing to the financing of this project as part of an international banking consortium.

    Portrait Sebastian Blum

    You would like to find out more about what we do? Please get in touch!

    Contact: Sebastian Blum, Global Head of Mobility

    KfW IPEX-Bank
    Palmengartenstraße 5-9
    60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Phone: +49 (0)69 7431 60597

    Selected financing cases:

    Financing for leasing companies

    We finance investments by German and European leasing companies, e.g. for a non-recourse acquisition of 4,400 railcars by Aves Rail Rent.

    Financing for local public transport

    KfW IPEX-Bank is financing investments in local public transport (LPT) within Germany and Europe, e.g. new trams for Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH.

    +++ We work for our customers through our representative offices all around the globe +++

    Locations

    Our headquarters in Frankfurt, the London Branch and representative offices in the world's most important economic centres.