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The article reports on the developments in the operation of German firm KfW, including plans to raise 70-75 billion euros in 2013. According to the company's head of capital markets, Horst Seissinger, they expect higher interest in their bond issuances in 2013. Seissiner said that they will still focus on Asian currencies, particularly on Hong Kong and Singapore dollars.

This article reports on the issuance of an international bond by German bank KfW in 2010. The bank made the move in response to the sustained rally in U.S. Treasury yields. Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan served as lead managers of the deal. The German bank is the only issuer to have priced more than one deal.

The article presents information on the bonds issued by Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW). Deutsche Bank is the lead manager for its Huf3 billion bond issued on March 4, 2006. The Federal Republic of Germany is the guarantor for a Huf6 billion bond issued by KfW.

An interview with Günther Bräunig of German development bank KfW is presented. He offers his assessment of conditions in capital markets. He describes the importance of the U.S. dollar market in the realization of the borrowing target of KfW. He describes how KfW is filling the gap created in the funding by the demise of the securitisation markets.

The article reports on the Australian dollar bond deal launched by German bank KfW. The July 2018 bond was reportedly priced by Citi, Deutsche Bank, and TD Securities. KfW capital markets manager Ramona Raschke remarked that strong investor demand encouraged the institution to opt for an Australian dollar deal. Other banks that are expected to introduce similar deals include European Investment Bank and Nordic Investment Bank.

The article reports on bond issues by public sector borrowers in July 2010, with emphasis on the bond issue by German state bank Land Baden-Württemberg of Germany. The bank, which offered a coupon rate of 2.125%, said that the July 2010 issue helped raise 1.8 billion euros together with the bond issue in May 2010. The bond issues by KfW and Land Hessen are also discussed.

This article focuses on the $1 billion (bn) Eurodollar bond issued by KfW on May 20, 2009. It has a triple A credit rating and will mature by May 28, 2013. BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse served as joint bookrunners in this deal, while the Federal Republic of Germany acted as its guarantor. According to the bookrunners, the KfW issuance was oversubscribed at €1.25bn. 15% of the issuance's distribution was sold to Switzerland, the bookruners note.

The article offers information on the eurobond issue by German bank KfW in July 2010, which was guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany. The bond issue of 2 billion euros, lead managed by BNP Paribas and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, had a coupon rate of 1.75% and a four-year maturity period. The bookrunner said that the book achieved a total of 2.25 billion euros from 67 orders.

The article provides information on the bond launched by KfW. Guarantor of the deal is the Federal Republic of Germany. The bond was rated Aaa/AAA/AAA. The amount of the deal is ¥100 billion global and will mature on March 22, 2011. Joint bookrunners include Daiwa SMBC Europe, Mitsubishi UFJ International and Nikko Citigroup. Bookrunners' comments are also presented.

The article focuses on bond transactions issued by public sector borrowers in U.S. dollars. The maturity of the bond deal of Inter-American Development Bank is on June 16, 2008. The guarantor of the deal issued by KfW is the Federal Republic of Germany.

The article offers Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau's (KfW) comment on its 2.5 billion Eurodollar coupon launched on August 8, 2012. Guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany, the Aaa/AAA/AAA rated deal was at issue/re-offer price of 99.931 and 1.625% coupon with maturity on August 15, 2019. It claims that their second Eurodollar deal for 2012 is their biggest ever in that format. KfW reportedly opted to go for a bigger size deal than planned, with Goldman Sachs and UBS as bookrunners.

The article offers information about the 1-billion U.S. dollar bond issue from KfW. Guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany, the bond will mature on March 13, 2015 and has a coupon of three month Libor plus basis points (bp). Bookrunners include Citi and Credit Suisse. The issue has been given a rating of Aa/AAA/AAA.

The article offers information about the 5-billion euro bond issue from KfW. Guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany, the bond will mature on April 11, 2014 and has a coupon of 2.25% and a spread at re-offer of mid-swaps less 19 basis points (bp). Banks involved in the deal include BNP Paribas, Citi and Commerzbank.

The article presents information on yen bond issue of German bank Kreditanstalt Für Wiederaufbau. The Federal Republic of Germany is the guarantor for the bond issue. The bond was rated Aaa/AAA/AAA. The issue/re-offer price of the bond is 100.00. Merrill Lynch is the leading manager of the bond issue.

The article presents information on a bond issue from Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) in Hungarian forints which was launched on March 21, 2006. The Federal Republic of Germany is the guarantor of the transaction. It has an issue price of 100.85. The status of the forint is highlighted. Sole manager HSBC comments on the KfW bond transaction.

The article provides information on an international bond issued in Mexican pesos by Kreditanstalt f¨r Wiederaufbau on March 8, 2006. The Federal Republic of Germany is the guarantor for the bond transaction. The bond has an issue price of 100.00 and a coupon of 8.25%. Morgan Stanley was the sole manager of the transaction.

The article reports on the two billion euros international bond issue launched by KfW on March 17, 2010. The bond is guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany. The lead managers of the issue are BNP Paribas, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Commerzbank. The bond, which was issued in Asia, Germany and the Americas, among others, will mature on March 23, 2012.

This article offers information on a bond issued by Kfw in Germany in July 2008. According to the article, the deal was a very successful transaction. It sees a good bid for the short end of the euro market, which has been the case for quite a while because of the safe haven character of these kinds of deals and obviously the triple-A rating of KfW. It also notes that there is the flight to quality keeping investors focused on the short end so two years is a natural point for central bank investors.

Interviews Frank Czichowski, head of capital markets at Kreditanstalt f uumi r Wiederaufbau, on the success of the agency to finance Deutsche Ausgleichsbank and Deutsche Entwicklungsgesellschaft. Details of two global bond issues by the agency in 2002; Amount needed for the overall funding program of Kreditanstalt; Factors that contributed to the success of the euro program of the agency.

The article presents information on the bond issue of KfW. The bond had the Federal Republic of Germany as its guarantor. Its original value was 400 million British pounds but it rose to 500 million British pounds on August 19, 2009. Its joint bookrunners are HSBC and RBC Capital Markets. According to it bookrunners, they originally intended to print a 300 million British pound transaction. The response was very positive and within an hour they attracted a total of 46 investors.

Reports on the success of the euro denominated benchmark program of Germany-based Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) in 2001. Reasons behind the success of KfW; Principles of the euro benchmark program; Details on the callable transactions of KfW; Amount of global dollar transactions of KfW.

The article reports on German Development Bank KfW's oversubscribed deal at the Eurodollar market on August 8, 2012 with a blowout seven year as it sensed pent-up demand that secondary markets could not satisfy. KfW priced a 2.5 billion dollar deal at 1.625% bond with books closing at 3.4 billion U.S. dollars. KfW head of funding Petra Wehlert claims that there was not much secondary flow with the summer Olympics underway but that supply created demand in this instance.

The article reports on the one billion dollar Reg-S/144A bond issue that was launched by KfW on June 26, 2012. The issue is guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany. The joint bookrunners of the deal are Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan. The geographical distribution of the deal are 57% in Asia, 26% in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and 17% in the Americas.

The article reports on the five billion euro bond issue that was launched by KfW on May 22, 2012. The issue is guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany. The joint bookrunners of the deal are BNP Paribas, JP Morgan, and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC). The geographical distribution of the deal includes 20% in Germany, 9% in Switzerland, and 9% in France.

The article assesses the four billion euro bond issued by KfW on March 13, 2012 with maturity on March 20, 2019. The borrowers state their strategy and aim in issuing the euro bond and also determine the selling points of the bond transaction, including the high Bund spread offered by seven-year notes. The bookrunners express confidence in the investors' search for yield and note the revision made to the deal's price guidance.

The article focuses on German banking group KfW's bond issue launched on July 4, 2011 by bookrunners Deutsche Bank, HSBC and UBS. The transaction is described as only the second time KfW has issued a tap in its Euro benchmark program. The original bond was launched in January 2011 and its good performance since then is cited as the reason why it is an ideal candidate for a reopening. The bookrunners' confidence that the deal would be attractive because of the spread is also discussed.

The article reports that the Swiss market offered some consolation as traditional sovereign backed issuers were shocked by their new funding levels in euros and dollars. KfW, which needs to raise another €8 billion in 2008, was the first to adopt the new levels. UBS raised 150 million Swiss francs for the German government guaranteed agency through a five year bond priced at just 6 basis points through mid-swaps.