The FINANCIAL -- On April 6 KfW increased its EUR 3 bn 3.75% benchmark bond issued in January 2009 and maturing on 21 January 2019 by another EUR 3 bn. The new total outstanding volume of EUR 6 bn makes the bond the largest ever issued by KfW.

The FINANCIAL -- Following the opening of a representative office in St. Moritz in January, Deutsche Bank will be expanding its Private Wealth Management operations in Switzerland further.

The FINANCIAL -- BNP Paribas , the bank for a changing world, is proud to present April 2009 as MilliontreesNYC month in New York City for the second year in a row.

The FINANCIAL -- The World Bank ’s Board of Executive Directors on April 8 approved the Roads and Safety Improvement Project for Ukraine in the amount of $400 million, according to a WB press-release, forwarded to UNIAN.

The FINANCIAL -- The European Investment Bank’s Board of Directors on April 7 approved loans to European-based car makers worth a total of EUR 866m to help design and build cleaner cars with lower CO2 emissions.