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    Filed pursuant to Rule 433
CUSIP: 48245AAH4   Registration No. 333-121363
ISIN: US48245AAH41   (Relating to Prospectus Supplement dated January 5, 2006
    and Prospectus dated January 3, 2006)
(KFW LOGO)
KFW US MTN
FINAL TERM SHEET
Dated APRIL 28, 2006
 
     
Issuer: KfW
  Title of Securities: USD 250,000,000 Index Basket Linked Redemption Notes due May 6, 2008
 
   
Aggregate Principal Amount: USD 250,000,000, representing an increase of USD 25,000,000 from USD 225,000,000 sold on April 26, 2006
  Maturity Date: May 6, 2008
 
   
 
   
Original Issue Date: May 5, 2006
  Initial Interest Rate: N/A
 
   
Interest Commencement Date: N/A
  First Interest Payment Date: N/A
 
   
 
  Final Redemption Price: As described below, if the Basket Performance is strictly greater than 0%: the sum of 100% of the Aggregate Principal Amount and the higher of (i) 20% of Aggregate Principal Amount; or (ii) 2 x Basket Performance x Aggregate Principal Amount; if the Basket Performance is less than or equal to 0%: 100% of Aggregate Principal Amount; see Other Terms of Notes
 
Indexed Notes:
     The index will be a basket of the following currencies: Mexican Peso (MXN), Brazilian Real (BRL), South African Rand (ZAR), Russian Ruble (RUB), Chinese Renminbi (Yuan) (CNY), Indonesian Rupiah (IDR), Korean Won (KRW) and Indian Rupee (INR), each weighted at +12.5%, and U.S. Dollar (USD), weighted at –100%, (each an “Index Currency”, and together, the “Index Currencies”)
Payments: N/A
Redemption:     o Yes     þ No
Repayment:      o Yes     þ No
Specified Currency: U.S. Dollars for all payments
     Authorized Denomination: USD 1,000
Original Issue Discount Note (“OID”):     þ Yes     o No
Day Count Fraction:     N/A (as provided in para. 2 of §3 of the Conditions) (unless otherwise specified:                     )
Business Day Convention: As provided in §3(E) of the Conditions (unless otherwise specified): Modified Following Business Day Convention, No adjustment of payment amount
     Terms left blank or marked “N/A,” “No,” “None” or in a similar manner shall not apply to the issue of Notes except as may otherwise be specified.
Other Terms of Notes:

 


 

     (1) Final Redemption Price on the Maturity Date:
     If the Basket Performance (as defined below) is strictly greater than 0%, the Final Redemption Price is 100% of the Aggregate Principal Amount plus the higher of (i) 20% of the Aggregate Principal Amount; or (ii) 2 times the Basket Performance times the Aggregate Principal Amount;
     If the Basket Performance is less than or equal to 0%, the Final Redemption Price is 100% of the Aggregate Principal Amount.
     The Final Redemption Price will be denominated in U.S. Dollars and will be determined by the Calculation Agent acting in good faith and in accordance with standard market practice as of the Determination Date.
     For more information regarding the calculation of the Final Redemption Price on the Maturity Date, including historical currency index levels and hypothetical payment amounts, see the Annex to the pricing supplement.
Basket Performance: The sum of the following as calculated by the Calculation Agent:
     12.5% x (CCY Initial / CCY Final) for the Mexican Peso
     +12.5% x (CCY Initial / CCY Final) for the Brazilian Real
     +12.5% x (CCY Initial / CCY Final) for the South African Rand
     +12.5% x (CCY Initial / CCY Final) for the Russian Ruble
     +12.5% x (CCY Initial / CCY Final) for the Chinese Renminbi
     +12.5% x (CCY Initial / CCY Final) for the Indonesian Rupiah
     +12.5% x (CCY Initial / CCY Final) for the Korean Won
     +12.5% x (CCY Initial / CCY Final) for the Indian Rupee
     –100% x (CCY Initial / CCY Final) for the U.S. Dollar
CCY Final: With respect to each Index Currency, the Ending Spot Fixing (as defined below) on the Determination Date, expressed as the amount of such currency per unit of USD.
Determination Date: April 21, 2008

 


 

CCY Initial: The spot exchange rates for each Index Currency, as calculated on the Trade Date, which are
     MXN per USD = 11.16
     BRL per USD = 2.125
     ZAR per USD = 6.160
     RUB per USD = 27.38
     CNY per USD = 8.022
     IDR per USD = 8840
     KRW per USD = 945.5
     INR per USD = 45.03
     USD per USD = 1.00
Ending Spot Fixings:
     The Calculation Agent will determine the spot exchange rate between each Index Currency and the U.S. Dollar expressed as the amount of the applicable Index Currency unit per USD for customary settlement in the spot foreign exchange market at its sole discretion acting in good faith and in accordance with standard market practice, at approximately 4:00 p.m. (London time) on the Determination Date, based on the rates as reported by Reuters at approximately 4:00 p.m., London time, on the Determination Date on the following pages:
             
 
  MXN per USD   WMRPSPOT10   OFFER
 
           
 
  BRL per USD   WMRPSPOT09   OFFER
 
           
 
  ZAR per USD   WMRPSPOT17   OFFER
 
           
 
  RUB per USD   WMRPSPOT07   OFFER
 
           
 
  CNY per USD   WMRPSPOT12   OFFER
 
           
 
  IDR per USD   WMRPSPOT12   OFFER
 
           
 
  KRW per USD   WMRPSPOT13   OFFER
 
           
 
  INR per USD   WMRPSPOT12   OFFER
 
           
 
  USD per USD   1.00    
     However, if a spot exchange rate is not so quoted by Reuters, the Calculation Agent will determine the spot exchange rate between the applicable Index Currency and the U.S. Dollar expressed as the amount of the applicable Index Currency unit per USD for customary settlement in the spot foreign exchange market, at its sole discretion acting in good faith and in accordance with standard market practice, as of the Determination Date, based on the applicable rate as reported by Reuters (unless otherwise specified) at approximately the times specified below, on the Determination Date on the following pages:

 


 

             
 
  MXN per USD   FEDSPOT   Stated as under 12 p.m. Fix NY Buying Rates
 
           
 
  BRL per USD   BRFR   No official fixing time (approx. 6:00 p.m. Sao Paulo) OFFER
 
           
    ZAR per USD   ECB37, calculated as EURZAR/EURUSD 2:15 p.m. Central European Time MID
 
           
 
  RUB per USD   EMTA   No official fixing time (approx 11:00 a.m. Moscow) MID
 
           
 
  CNY per USD   SAEC   No official fixing time (approx 9:30 a.m. Tokyo) MID
 
           
 
  IDR per USD   Telerate 50157   No official fixing time (approx 12:00 p.m. Tokyo) MID
 
           
 
  KRW per USD   KFTC   No official fixing time (approx 3:30 p.m. Tokyo) MID
 
           
 
  INR per USD   RBIB   No official fixing time (approx 3:30 p.m. Tokyo) MID
 
           
 
  USD per USD   1.00  
     However, if a spot exchange rate is not so quoted on the above pages, the Calculation Agent will determine the spot exchange rate between the applicable Index Currency and the U.S. Dollar expressed as the amount of the applicable Index Currency unit per USD for customary settlement in the spot foreign exchange market, at its sole discretion acting in good faith and in accordance with standard market practice, as of approximately 4:00 p.m. (London time) on the Determination Date.
Trade Date: April 26, 2006
Business Days: The Section “Business Day” in § 5 of the Conditions of the Notes shall be amended as follows:
With respect to the Notes, “Business Day” means a day which is a New York Business Day and on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets in London are open for general business and settle payments.
     
Calculation Agent:
  Goldman, Sachs & Co.
 
  85 Broad Street
 
  New York, NY 10004
Tax provisions: KfW and the holders agree, in the absence of an administrative or judicial ruling to the contrary, to characterize the Notes for U.S. tax purposes as a debt instrument subject to special rules of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service governing contingent payment obligations.
Price to Public: 100.00%
Dealer: Goldman Sachs & Co
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