wfarkas (X) Jan 16, 2009:

promotional/development loans vs. subsidized loans If the advisory services referred to above are targeted at players in the international financial co-operation arena (developed countries assisting emerging economies) then by all means 'promotional/development loans' is an excellent match for 'Förderungsdarlehen'. The term 'subsidized loans' is more generic and would probably be more appropriate in a national or local context (e. g. local/municipal/provincial governments providing subsidized funding for targeted regional infrastructure development, local housing initiatives, access to home ownership, etc.)

Heike Schwarz Jan 15, 2009:

promotional vs. development I guess the Germans finetuned the meaning of these words and applied them very specifically (see my link below). The question is, how much weight does the literal meaning carry and what is used for "best practise" purposes. Essentially in combination with "loan", "grant", "fund", etc. the words "development" and "promotional" can have different meanings but they can also mean the same! Having said that, back to the original question: Presented with a list of different "products", i.e. "..., Förderungsdarlehen, ..., Entwicklung,...", I would, if possible, reflect the differences in meaning in the source language and therefore prevent using the same word for Förderung and Entwicklung in English.