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Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-141868
  (kfw log)
     
A two-minute guide.    
The following information is dated April 10, 2007, and has not been subsequently updated. No person other than KfW has been authorized to use or distribute this document.
KfW at a Glance.
  The promotional bank of the Federal Republic of Germany, established in 1948 as a public law institution.
 
  Ownership: The Federal Republic of Germany holds 80% of the capital, the German federal states (Länder) the remaining 20%.
 
  Exempt from corporate taxes and from the requirements of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz).
 
  Regulated by the “Law Concerning KfW” (Gesetz über die Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau).
 
  Supervised by the German Federal Ministry of Finance.
 
  Explicit and direct statutory guarantee and institutional liability (Anstaltslast) of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Explicit and Direct Statutory Guarantee from the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Law Concerning KfW expressly provides that the Federal Republic of Germany guarantees all existing and future obligations of KfW in respect of money borrowed, bonds issued and derivative transactions entered into by KfW, as well as obligation of third parties that are expressly guaranteed by KfW (Law Concerning KfW, § 1a).
KfW’s Ratings.*
                         
    Long-term rating   Short-term rating   Outlook
 
                       
Standard & Poor’s
  AAA     A-1+     Stable
Moody’s Investors Service
  Aaa     P-1     Stable
FitchRatings
  AAA     F-1+     Stable
* A rating is not a recommendation to buy, hold or sell the securities. Ratings are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.
KfW Bankengruppe’s* Business Areas and Brand Names.

     
Investment Finance
KfW Mittelstandsbank   KfW Förderbank    
 
   
Promoting:
  Financing products for:
 
• Small and medium-sized enterprises

• Business founders and start-ups

• Self-employed
professionals
  • Housing

• Environmental
protection

• Education

• Infrastructure

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Financial   Export and
Cooperation   Project Finance**
 
   
Financial assistance to developing and transition countries on behalf of the Federal Republic:

• Public sector development cooperation

• Private sector investments
  Customized financing for:

• Export and trade

• Project and corporate financing within Germany and world-wide

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Shareholdings,
Treasury and Services
 
• Information and support for individuals, enterprises and governments about promotional programmes
 
• Furtherance of privatization initiatives of the Federal Republic
 
• Other


     
 
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** According to an understanding reached with the European Commissioner for Competition, KfW is required to transfer all lending activities outside the scope of its promotional activities to a separate legal subsidiary by no later than December 31, 2007.
* KfW and its consolidated subsidiaries.


Selected Financial Data of KfW Bankengruppe.

                         
    2004     2005       2006  
Balance sheet total (in EUR billion, as of December 31)
    328.6       341.1       359.6  
 
                       
Capital and reserves* (in EUR billion, as of December 31)
    11.7       13.6       15.3  
 
                       
Net income (in EUR million)
    368       625       974  
 
                       
Employees (as of December 31)
    3,697       3,697       3,831  
* paid-in subscribed capital, reserves including retained earnings and the fund for general bank risks
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KfW’s US-MTN Program.
                 
Fact Sheet                 Possible Structures
 
               
  Program volume:   USD 5 billion     Callables
  Targeted investors:   US-domiciled investors     Range-accruals
  Currencies:   USD and other major currencies     Zero-bonds
  Governing law, Forum:   German law, Frankfurt am Main, Germany     CMS/CMT-linked structures
  Listing:   None     FX-linked structures
  Registered with the SEC         Index-linked structures
 
            Inflation-linked structures
 
            Equity-linked structures
 
            Commodity-linked structures
 
            ...
                 
    US-MTN Dealer Panel       Current Funding Policy
 
               
  Current permanent dealers: Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs,     Envisaged minimum size:   USD 10 million
 
  Lehman Brothers, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley     Envisaged minimum non-call-period:   6 months
  Open platform: Accessible to “Dealers of the Day”     Envisaged minimum call-frequency:   Quarterly
  Permanent dealer panel can be extended     Method of distribution:   Firm underwriting
Where to find out more ...
     
  about KfW Bankengruppe: www.kfw.de

  about KfW’s SEC-registered securities and company information: http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
Subscription to KfW’s e-mail US-newsletter under: www.kfw.de/us-investors
... or contact us.
                 
  Dr. Frank Czichowski   Treasurer   +49 69 7431-2165   frank.czichowski@kfw.de
 
               
  Horst Seissinger   Head of Capital Markets   +49 69 7431-2048   horst.seissinger@kfw.de
 
               
  Petra Wehlert   Head of New Issues   +49 69 7431-4650   petra.wehlert@kfw.de
 
               
  Klaus-Peter Eitel   New Issues / USD funding   +49 69 7431-4658   klaus-peter.eitel@kfw.de
 
               
  Dr. Axel Breitbach   Head of Investor Relations   +49 69 7431-2222   investor.relations@kfw.de
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. KfW’s prospectus supplement relating to the US MTN Program is available through the following link: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/821533/000132693207000155/f01595pse424b3.htm, KfW’s base prospectus relating to the notes is available through the following link: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/821533/000132693207000153/f01595e424b3.htm. Alternatively, the issuer will arrange to send you the prospectus, which you may request by calling collect 1800 292 0049 (for the operator) and then 069 7431 22 22 (for KfW’s Investor Relations Team) or by emailing investor.relations@kfw.de.