Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)

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federal ministry of Germany government department

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany) is the federal government department responsible for formulating and implementing Germany’s development policy and international development cooperation programs.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development	4
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development	3
Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung	2
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation (Germany)	1
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)	1
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany) canonical	1
Official Development Assistance of Germany	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T652926 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)
Context triple: [German Foreign Office, cooperatesWith, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)]

A. Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations is Germany’s official diplomatic representation to the UN, responsible for advancing German foreign policy and coordinating its participation in multilateral negotiations at UN headquarters.
B. Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action is a German federal government ministry responsible for shaping national economic policy while driving the country’s energy transition and climate protection strategy.
C. Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation
The Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation is a voluntary funding mechanism that supports development and capacity-building projects across Commonwealth member countries, particularly in areas such as governance, economic development, and institutional strengthening.
D. Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture is a German government ministry responsible for national policies on agriculture, food safety, rural development, and related environmental and consumer protection issues.
E. Federal Ministry of Education and Research
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is a German federal government ministry responsible for national policy, funding, and strategic planning in education, science, and research.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)
Target entity description: The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany) is the federal government department responsible for formulating and implementing Germany’s development policy and international development cooperation programs.

A. Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations is Germany’s official diplomatic representation to the UN, responsible for advancing German foreign policy and coordinating its participation in multilateral negotiations at UN headquarters.
B. Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action is a German federal government ministry responsible for shaping national economic policy while driving the country’s energy transition and climate protection strategy.
C. Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation
The Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation is a voluntary funding mechanism that supports development and capacity-building projects across Commonwealth member countries, particularly in areas such as governance, economic development, and institutional strengthening.
D. Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture is a German government ministry responsible for national policies on agriculture, food safety, rural development, and related environmental and consumer protection issues.
E. Federal Ministry of Education and Research
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is a German federal government ministry responsible for national policy, funding, and strategic planning in education, science, and research.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal ministry of Germany ⓘ government department ⓘ
budget	federal budget of Germany (development cooperation chapter) ⓘ
cooperatesWith	European Union development institutions ⓘ OECD Development Assistance Committee ⓘ linked to: OECD Development Co-operation Directorate United Nations development organizations ⓘ linked to: United Nations development system World Bank Group ⓘ regional development banks ⓘ
coordinatesWith	other German federal ministries on development-related issues ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
fieldOfWork	climate and environmental policy in development cooperation ⓘ development cooperation ⓘ development policy ⓘ economic development and employment promotion in partner countries ⓘ education and health in development cooperation ⓘ good governance and human rights in partner countries ⓘ humanitarian assistance (development-related) ⓘ international cooperation ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ
foundedBy	Federal Government of Germany ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Berlin ⓘ Bonn ⓘ
inception	1961 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ linked to: Germany
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time ⓘ Central European Time ⓘ
missionStatement	to reduce global poverty and promote sustainable, peaceful development ⓘ
nativeName	Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung ⓘ linked to: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)
oversees	German Agency for International Cooperation ⓘ KfW Development Bank (development cooperation activities) ⓘ
partOf	Federal Government of Germany ⓘ
politicalLeaderTitle	Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development ⓘ
predecessor	Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation (Germany) ⓘ linked to: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)
responsibleFor	German development policy ⓘ bilateral development cooperation programs ⓘ development aid policy ⓘ international development cooperation of Germany ⓘ multilateral development cooperation programs ⓘ
sector	public administration ⓘ
shortName	BMZ ⓘ
subordinateTo	Chancellor of Germany ⓘ Federal Cabinet of Germany ⓘ linked to: German Federal Cabinet
typeOfAidManaged	Official Development Assistance of Germany ⓘ linked to: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)
usesLanguage	English ⓘ German ⓘ
website	https://www.bmz.de ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

German Foreign Office → cooperatesWith → Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany) ⓘ

Federal Government of Germany → hasSubordinateUnit → Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development ⓘ