Global Trade Alert
Global Trade Alert

UK: Introduction of the Letter of Credit Guarantee Scheme

Announcement

01 Oct 2009

In October 2009, the British government announced a change in its trade finance instruments.

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Number of interventions

2

2 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

2 in force

Implementation date

01 Oct 2009

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Trade finance In force

In October 2009, the UK government launched the Letter of Credit Guarantee Scheme covering up to 90% of the risk on eligible letters of credit for British exporters. According to the information guid...

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Local content incentive In force

According to a media report (cf. Sources), UKEF provides loans under the condition that at least 25% of the loan is targeted to support British jobs.

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