Lunch and Learn - UK Export Finance (Aberdeen)

24 August 2016
Venue: The Village, Aberdeen

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Venue: The Village, Aberdeen

UK Export Finance – https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-export-finance – is the UK’s export credit agency. It exists to ensure that no viable UK export should fail for want of finance or insurance from the private market. It provides finance and insurance to help exporters win, fulfill and ensure they get paid for export contracts.

Sectors in which UKEF has supported exports include: aerospace, construction, oil and gas, mining and metals, petrochemicals, telecommunications, and transport.

UKEF supports exporters with a range of products that include:
• Bond insurance policy
• Bond support scheme
• Buyer & supplier credit financing facility
• Direct lending facility
• Export insurance policy
• Export refinancing facility
• Export working capital scheme
• Letter of credit guarantee scheme

UKEF has a regional network of 24 export finance advisers supporting export businesses: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-regional-export-finance-advisors

Mark Hodgkinson, Group Treasurer, Subsea 7 spoke about the companies experience of working with UKEF.

Jonathan Spencer, spoke about the support available via the Department of International Trade (formerly known as UKTI).

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