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Award-winning Hampshire-based ship outfitter secures government-backed funding from Lloyds Bank as it meets growing post-pandemic demand.

• Updated: 8 May 2024

The UK has imposed new sanctions on extremist groups and individuals for inciting and perpetrating settler violence in the West Bank.

• Updated: 3 May 2024

The UK’s export credit agency has completed its first transaction in support of overseas offshore oil and gas decommissioning.

• Updated: 1 May 2024

The UK has imposed sanctions on Ugandan politicians charged with corruption

• Updated: 30 April 2024

The government department outlines new ambitions for supporting UK business with the publication of its new business plan.

• Updated: 30 April 2024

A letter from the Minister for Exports to UK Export Finance’s Chief Executive on UKEF’s annual priorities.

• Updated: 30 April 2024

The UK, US and Canada have announced coordinated sanctions on Iran following the regime’s attack on Israel on 13 April 2024.

• Updated: 25 April 2024

The Department for Business and Trade has announced the 10 SME winners of the 2024 Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards.

• Updated: 23 April 2024

Countries, territories, and organisations invited by Department for Business and Trade, UK Defence and Security Exports on behalf of the Home Office, to attend the Security and Policing 2024 event.

• Updated: 19 April 2024

The heads of G7 Export Credit Agencies met in Tokyo, Japan to discuss international trade.

• Updated: 19 April 2024

The UK sanctioned a further 7 individuals and 6 entities that enabled Iran's destabilising activity in the Middle East, including its direct attack on Israel.

• Updated: 18 April 2024

Today’s action brings the world’s two largest metal exchanges into the scope of existing bans.

• Updated: 12 April 2024

Leicester business Unimed Procurement Services secured government-backed financing to help it deliver life-saving medical equipment around the world.

• Updated: 11 April 2024

Minister for Exports Lord Offord will visit Latin America and the Caribbean where he will fly the flag for British businesses looking to sell their products in markets round the world.

• Updated: 5 April 2024

UK calls out pattern of malicious cyber activity by Chinese state-affiliated organisations and individuals targeting democratic institutions and parliamentarians.

• Updated: 2 April 2024

Memorandum of understanding signed at CERAWeek energy conference signals closer cooperation on joint financing for clean energy projects.

• Updated: 19 March 2024

Benin’s Minister of Economy, Finance and Denationalization Programs, Romuald Wadagni, signs Memorandum of Understanding with CEO of UK Export Finance, Tim Reid, in presence of Harriet Thompson, Non-Resident Ambassador to Ben…

• Updated: 8 March 2024

The export credit agency’s support for overseas infrastructure projects has created major new trading opportunities for UK suppliers like Severfield plc.

• Updated: 8 March 2024

The Women's International Networking Programme have completed their first trade mission this week, travelling to Indianapolis and Chicago.

• Updated: 8 March 2024

Supported by a government scheme for UK exporters, a renewable energy developer from Romsey has secured a new Santander guarantee to help it deliver new overseas projects.

• Updated: 4 March 2024