Reiche: Germany Fund is having an impact
Launched a good six months ago, the Germany Fund aims to mobilise private capital for investments in the future - and according to German Economics Minister Reiche is doing so successfully.
Berlin (d.de) – According to German Economics Minister Katherina Reiche, the Germany Fund that was launched in December 2025 has got off to a positive start. The Fund aims to mobilise private capital for investments in the future with a view to making the German economy more competitive. Around 30 billion euros in public funds and guarantees are expected to facilitate investments totalling some 130 billion euros.
“We are bolstering the financing of critical raw materials projects and making additional growth capital available for start-ups and scale-ups. These measures are closing gaps in funding while providing businesses with the means to further develop their technologies, production processes and value creation opportunities in Germany,” says Reiche.
On behalf of the German government, the state-owned promotional bank KfW has for example already provided 150 million euros in equity capital for Vulcan Energy Resources’ climate-neutral lithium production project, as well as 50 million euros for a rare earths extraction project by Arafura Rare Earths Ltd. According to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, numerous projects are due to be implemented in the near future.
