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The purpose of this article is to describe the role of the institutional framework for use of officially supported export credits by Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) Bankengruppe. The German government provides export - financing assistance for banks and exporters through several private and public institutions. Federal Government export credit financing schemes are a crucial instrument for promoting foreign trade. The K1W as the government’s official export credit agency (ECA) is mandated to provide german exporters with financing terms and conditions that are competitive with those made available by foreign governments to their exporters.