Standpoints of our experts

Standpoint: Why KfW IPEX-Bank relies on green data centres

KfW IPEX-Bank has been financing data centres in Germany and abroad for years and has high standards in terms of environmental and social compatibility.

Maxi Harm, Senior Project Manager at KfW IPEX Bank and expert in digital infrastructure financing, gives a behind-the-scenes look at digital infrastructure financing in the German magazine IT Finanzmagazin.

Standpoint: Why the German KfW IPEX-Bank sees lasting potential in South America

KfW IPEX-Bank - wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the German promotional bank KfW - has been active on the South American continent for decades and has several representative offices.

Marc Schieting, Director and Head of KfW IPEX-Bank's representative office in São Paulo/Brazil, talks to BNamericas - Latin America's leading business intelligence platform - about the bank's areas of activity, focus, development potential and target regions in South America.

Standpoint: Sustainable financing for rail transport

Worldwide, there are efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through emission-free transport systems and by shifting transport to rail. For railway companies, investing in climate protection not only makes environmental sense, but also opens up new financing opportunities.

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.

Standpoint: Retrofit financing – equipped for the future

The International Maritime Organization envisages to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping to zero by 2050. Retrofitting measures on existing vessels are a good option to achieve this objective, although they are associated with high investment costs.

Tanja Georg, Team Head Origination & Structuring, Maritime Industries, and Stephan Vetter, Vice President Debt Origination & Structuring APAC, Maritime Industries share their expertise and experience in retrofit financing in a podcast of Capital Link and explain how KfW IPEX-Bank helps companies to make their ships more environmentally friendly and energy efficient.