Bankgesellschaft is focussing on core business - Landesbank Berlin
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MANAGEMENT BUSINESS AREAS SHARE MANAGEMENT REPORT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
Government-Ass<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>tance Programme<br />
Investiti<strong>on</strong>sbank <strong>Berlin</strong> (IBB) <str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g> the State of <strong>Berlin</strong>'s central bank for development. The bas<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g> for<br />
its operati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g> the Act by the State of <strong>Berlin</strong> <strong>on</strong> the Establ<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>hment of Investiti<strong>on</strong>sbank <strong>Berlin</strong><br />
of November 25, 1992. The functi<strong>on</strong> of IBB <str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g> to support the development of the ec<strong>on</strong>omy and the<br />
housing market through development programmes and by providing expert advice in relati<strong>on</strong> to<br />
investment plans. In ass<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>tance to trade and industry, it <str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g> primarily geared towards start-ups as<br />
well as small and medium-sized companies. The objective of the m<strong>on</strong>etary ass<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>tance <str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g> to stabil<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>e<br />
the development of companies and to support their establ<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>hment <strong>on</strong> the market. In additi<strong>on</strong>,<br />
the prov<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>i<strong>on</strong> of ass<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>tance by IBB <str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g> oriented in particular towards the areas of expert<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>e of the<br />
State of <strong>Berlin</strong>, such as IT, communicati<strong>on</strong> technology, life science and transportati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
IBB fulfils its tasks at the instigati<strong>on</strong> of the State of<br />
<strong>Berlin</strong>. It <str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g> an organ<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>ati<strong>on</strong>ally and ec<strong>on</strong>omically<br />
independent, commercially unreg<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>tered bank subject<br />
to public law, which <str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g> run as a n<strong>on</strong>-profit department<br />
of <strong>Landesbank</strong> <strong>Berlin</strong>. IBB’s assets are managed<br />
separately from the Bank’s other assets as a special<br />
fund. IBB’s activity <str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g> not geared towards generating<br />
a profit.<br />
IBB VOLUME OF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE<br />
Subsidies Loans Participati<strong>on</strong><br />
(new approvals) (new approvals)<br />
in t milli<strong>on</strong> 31.12.2003 31.12.2002 31.12.2003 31.12.2002 31.12.2003 31.12.2002<br />
Ass<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>tance to trade & industry 124.8 120.3 8.7 16.9 7.8 9.0<br />
Real estate ass<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>tance 23.8 1) 39.5 1) 24.9 2) 107.5 2) – –<br />
Total 148.6 159.8 33.6 124.4 7.8 9.0<br />
1) Excluding <strong>on</strong>going ass<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>tance, including hardship allowance<br />
2) Excluding <strong>on</strong>going ass<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>tance and pass-through loans<br />
The development result of the year under review<br />
was str<strong>on</strong>gly impacted in the real estate div<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>i<strong>on</strong> by<br />
the decline in ass<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>tance for housing associati<strong>on</strong>s. Th<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g> compounded by the d<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>c<strong>on</strong>tinuati<strong>on</strong> of <strong>on</strong>going<br />
ass<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>tance, which <str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g> not included in the table shown<br />
above. In ass<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>tance to trade and industry, above all<br />
the decrease in new <strong>business</strong> in relati<strong>on</strong> to liquidity<br />
ass<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>tance and the d<str<strong>on</strong>g>is</str<strong>on</strong>g>c<strong>on</strong>tinuati<strong>on</strong> of programmes<br />
led to a reducti<strong>on</strong> in new approvals for loans. In c<strong>on</strong>trast,<br />
subsidy volumes increased slightly.<br />
in t milli<strong>on</strong> 31.12.2003 31.12.2002<br />
Balance sheet total 19,196.9 19,513.5<br />
Of which loans to clients 14,857.2 15,105.4<br />
Net income for the year 12.0 0.8