Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Schedule B of our reports dated March 1, 2005, March 29, 2004 and April 8, 2003 relating to the financial statements of Landeskreditbank Baden-Wurttemberg - Forderbank, which appears in such Registration Statement. Stuttgart, Germany June 27, 2005 PwC Deutsche Revision Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftsprufungsgesellschaft By:/s/ Schuldt By:/s/ ppa. Dr. Russ --------------------------- --------------------------- Schuldt Dr. Russ Wirtschaftsprufer Wirtschaftsprufer (German Independent Auditor) (German Independent Auditor)