DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, managed to forge ahead in 2025 despite ongoing challenging conditions. It facilitated private investments in developing and emerging countries by making available a total business volume of EUR 2.9 billion, the majority of which – around EUR 2.4 billion – was provided from own funds. New commitments from own funds thus significantly exceeded the EUR 2 billion mark for the second time in a row. Further funds were mobilised from private, institutional and public investors. The DEG portfolio grew to EUR 11.7 billion.

Cooperation with German small and medium-sized enterprises - a key customer group for DEG - was further expanded. In 2025, a new record volume of EUR 822 million was made available for this group, which is a 30% increase over the previous year. This amount includes financing for local companies acquiring German equipment, for example. These commitments also contain EUR 86 million in public funds from programmes such as ImpactConnect.

A particular focus in 2025 was again placed on investments in climate and environmental protection, for which DEG provided funding worth EUR 1.2 billion. Companies financed by DEG produced 26.1 TWh of green electricity, saving more than 20 million tonnes of CO₂ annually. The development impact of the investments co-financed by DEG continues to be high. Worldwide, its existing customers employed around 3 million people and generated some EUR 185 billion in local income in 2025.