Overview:
Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft GmbH (DEG) of Germany provides financial services for socially-oriented organizations.

Description:
Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft GmbH (DEG), a member of KfW Bankengruppe, is a European development finance institution offering long-term project and company financing. DEG provides assistance to all sectors, with particular attention to agribusiness, financial institutions, and infrastructure and processing industries.

Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Profile:
http://mixmarket.org/funders/deg

Organization’s Website:
http://www.deginvest.de/EN_Home/index.jsp

Just the Facts:
Country of Incorporation: Germany
Year Founded: 1999
Legal Status: GmbH (limited liability company) International Financial Institution/Development Bank
Fund Assets (as of day/month/year): EUR 3.2 billion (USD 4.5 billion as of 31/December/2008)
Area of Operation: Global
Participant(s)/Backer(s)/Investor(s): KfW Bankengruppe
Instruments: Loans and Debt Securities, Equity, Technical Assistance
Investment Horizon: 5 years
Fund Currency: EUR

Contact Information:
DEG -
Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
Kämmergasse 22
50676 Köln
Germany
PO Box 10 09 61
50449 Köln
Phone: +49 221 4986 0
Fax: +49 221 4986 1290
e-mail: info@deginvest.de

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Additional Resources:
Latest news from DEG
http://www.deginvest.de/EN_Home/index.jsp

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Extends $5m Long-term Loan to Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank (KICB) for On-Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) (January 2010)
http://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-european-bank-for-reconst…

Link to Microcapital Universe wiki
http://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Deutsche+Investitions-und+Entwicklungsgesellschaft+GmbH+%28DEG%29

Authored by Kenny Kline, Research Associate