Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) has launched Startup.Flanders, a platform that provides targeted services for investors in the region. It positions Flanders (the northern region of Belgium) as an innovative hub for international start-ups. The announcement coincides with the results of a poll, published today, that found that 95% of UK business decision makers surveyed […]
UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK government’s export credit agency, has underwritten €781m of financing – equivalent to £680m – to support construction of a 286km high-speed electrified railway across southern Turkey. With financing provided through UKEF’s Buyer Credit Facility, Rönesans Holding will finish construction of the Mersin-Adana-Gaziantep High Speed Railway on behalf of the […]
UK government backing has enabled a financing package of €422m – equivalent to £373m – for transformational infrastructure projects driven by UK exporters across Zanzibar, Tanzania. The financing was underwritten by UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK government’s export credit agency, and enables two major projects: a historic upgrade to Pemba Airport – the smaller […]
Hundreds of UK businesses ranging from suppliers of solar batteries to life-saving medical equipment have benefited from £6.5bn in UK Export Finance (UKEF) support over the last year to break into international markets and grow – supporting up to 55,000 UK jobs and contributing billions of pounds to the economy. As the UK’s export credit […]
A Wirral-based specialist manufacturer of boats serving search and rescue, defence and security sectors has won major international contracts after receiving £5m in support through UK Export Finance (UKEF). Marine Specialised Technology Group (MST) designs, manufactures and maintains rigid-hulled inflatable and high-speed workboats for use worldwide. Through UKEF’s General Export Facility (GEF) scheme, MST received […]
Chile is positioned as the leading innovation ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean and as a result, has an increasing number of scale ups which are looking to expand internationally into new markets, such as the UK. In recognition of this, ProChile Global X, a soft-landing program for Chilean companies willing to expand towards Europe […]
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has announced £300k of support for Telford-based battery manufacturer AceOn, allowing it to secure new export contracts in the Portuguese renewable energy market. This deal sees UKEF use its partnership with non-bank lender Newable to support the export ambitions of small and medium-sized enterprises through its General Export Facility scheme. This […]
Flanders Investment & Trade, the official government body for the Flanders region of Belgium, has today published its full-year trade figures for 2022, which reveal that the total value of exports from the UK to Flanders was 134.56% higher than in 2021. Total UK exports to Flanders in 2022 amounted to €33.77bn. UK exports to Flanders showed strong […]
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has appointed a new International export finance executive (IEFE) to promote trade opportunities with the UK. The IEFE, based at the British Consulate in São Paulo, will ensure continued support for trade links between the UK and Brazil, working closely with major UK government departments to showcase the expertise, capability and […]
The government has published a draft of its long-awaited plan covering remaining import controls on goods entering Britain from the EU. Although checks on goods leaving Britain for the continent were bought in immediately following the end of the transition period after EU exit, import controls have been introduced by the UK in stages. The draft Border Target […]
