KfW Development Bank

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Name of Organization	KfW Development Bank
Part of / Sub-organizations
Focus Areas
Geographic Scope
Contacts	Dr. K. Gevorgyan, KfW Representative in Armenia (Yerevan EUWI-EECCA Meeting, 15 Nov 2005) Telephone E-mail
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1 Mission/Mandate
2 Key Resources
3 Work on the Ground
4 Strategic Approach
5 References
6 See also
7 External Resources
8 Attachments

Mission/Mandate

Is involved in Financing/investment in South Caucasus (and possibly other sub-regions).

Key Resources

Work on the Ground

Strategic Approach

KfW has a developed a distinct strategic approach for WSS project involvement with 8 "corner stones" (see ppt presented at EUWI-EECCA meeting, 15 Nov 2005):

1. Decentralization, 2. Programme- and competition- oriented approach, 3. Step by step programme concept, 4. Support to Project Executing Agencies (PEAs) by accompanying measures, 5. Sector advisory services, 6. Supplemental loans from KfW’s own funds, 7. Commercialisation of utility services, 8. Improving sector performance by co-financing and implementation of mandates

Some basic criteria for KfW's engagement in projects include: principle is affordability and willingness to pay (for loans); public participation ("because it's reform for WSS services for the population); accountability of utilities towards the users (=population);

The involvement of the private sector is not a pre-requisite for KfW's engagement.