Our role in promoting foreign trade

On behalf of the German federal government we implement three export promotion programmes:

• the ERP Export Financing Programme to finance German exports to developing and emerging countries
• the CIRR Ship Financing Programme to support the German shipbuilding industry
• the Africa CIRR Export Financing Programme which supports loans to finance German exports in African buyer countries

Our know-how as an experienced specialist financier

• Due to their market expertise and financing know-how our experts are valued interlocutor for governments, parliaments and international organisations. Read more

Refinancing of Export Loans covered by Federal Guarantees

Banks can refinance export loans guaranteed by the Federal Republic through KfW. For more information click here