KfW IPEX-Bank and Gauff: How cooperation with China can work

The engineering firm Gauff operates in several African countries and receives financial support from KfW IPEX-Bank. Gauff Managing Director Stefan Tavares Bollow and Thorsten Metz, director of KfW IPEX-Bank’s office in Johannesburg, explain how the company holds its own against Chinese competitors – and why it also relies in part on cooperation.

08. May 2026
Thorsten Metz, director of KfW IPEX-Bank’s office in Johannesburg, left, and Stefan Tavares Bollow, managing director of GAUFF GmbH & Co. Engineering KG. (KfW Ipex/Gauff)

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Last updated: 08. May 2026