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Montevideo, July 13th 2025 - 01:01 UTC

Tag: UK Export Finance (UKEF)

  • Thursday, November 23rd 2023 - 14:12 UTC

    UK Export Finance support for Brazil's Embraer

    On average, about every 10 seconds an aircraft manufactured by Embraer takes off somewhere in the world, transporting over 145 million passengers a year. (Pic Fabrizio Berni)

    Brazil's giant aircraft industry Embraer announced the closing of a Framework Agreement for a credit operation aimed at helping its customers purchase aircraft and air industry supplies with support from UK Export Finance (UKEF). UKEF is a British government agency focused on financing local exports, which will be the credit guarantor for future financial transactions.

  • Saturday, August 14th 2021 - 08:46 UTC

    UK signs partnership in Central America to boost trade

    The MoU will boost those trade links and builds on the UK-Central America trade association agreement signed in August 2019. (Pic Twitter)

    UK Export Finance (UKEF) signed this week a historic partnership with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), Central America’s leading development bank and the highest-rated borrower in Latin America.

  • Tuesday, May 21st 2019 - 09:57 UTC

    Argentine business delegation to UK after trade and investment opportunities

    Argentine Foreign minister Jorge Faurie, British ambassador Mark Kent and the president of ABCC, Julian Rooney (L) announcing the event

    A delegation of Argentine officials and businesspeople is travelling to the UK to strengthen trade and investment relations as part of efforts from the private sector, Argentine-British Chamber of Commerce, (ABCC), and both countries governments to promote closer economic and financial ties.

  • Wednesday, September 27th 2017 - 06:43 UTC

    UK Export Finance is increasing its support for British trade with Uruguay

    UKEF support is also available in Uruguay Pesos, allowing Uruguayan buyers to access finance in their own currency making sourcing from UK more competitive.

    UK Export Finance (UKEF) support available for trade with Uruguay is increasing to up to £4 billion, meaning an additional £2.25 billion in support for UK companies exporting to Uruguay and for Uruguayan buyers of UK goods and services. This finance can be used to support projects across numerous sectors including infrastructure.

  • Tuesday, March 21st 2017 - 07:09 UTC

    UK £1bn export credit for British companies planning to trade with Argentina

    Minister Greg Hands said “Argentina has huge potential to be a modern vibrant economy, which is why we are reintroducing financial support for UK companies”

    The British Government is re-introducing export credit financial support for UK businesses looking to trade with Argentina after an almost 20 year hiatus. The announcement was made in Buenos Aires as part of a visit to South America by International Trade Minister Greg Hands, covering Argentina, Brazil and Peru.

  • Friday, November 20th 2015 - 05:48 UTC

    UK Export Finance extends US$ 500m credit to debt-strapped Petrobras

    UK Minister of State for Trade and Investment Lord Francis Maude underlined the significance of the US$500m line of credit for Petrobras.

    Brazil's oil company Petrobras has concluded negotiations with international export credit agencies (ECAs) for a total of US$1.84bn. According to a company statement. The financing will contribute towards its fundraising efforts for 2016.