DEG Hits 100th ImpactConnect Deal With €5M Loan to KBE Tunisie
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Cologne – October 28, 2026 -- DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft has committed its 100th ImpactConnect financing, a €5 million loan to KBE Tunisie, a subsidiary of Germany's KBE Group. The loan funds a new production site in Monastir, Tunisia.
ImpactConnect has provided €345 million in loans across 25 markets since 2019
The program has co-financed investments by German companies in 25 emerging markets since its 2019 launch. Companies contributed roughly €350 million of their own funds alongside the €345 million in ImpactConnect loans.
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) provides the funding. ImpactConnect is the second pillar of DEG's financing offer for German companies, next to DEG's own-funds financing.