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Supply chain disruption prompts surge in profit warnings by UK companies

A record number of UK-listed companies reported profit warnings due to supply chain disruption in the final three months of last year, with research …

Europe / 26-01-22 / by John Basquill

Upcoming EU due diligence laws should apply to ECAs, campaigners say

A planned European Union law requiring large and businesses and financial institutions to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence should also apply to …

Europe / 19-01-22 / by Jacob Atkins

Xenia buys trade credit business from Tysers

Credit insurance and surety specialist Xenia has bought the UK whole turnover trade credit and surety business of Tysers Insurance Brokers. The transaction completed …

Europe / 12-01-22 / by Eleanor Wragg

UKEF premium pricing should be toned down, exporters say

British exporters are urging the country’s export finance agency to reduce its premiums, which they say are out of step with European rivals and …

Europe / 22-12-21 / by John Basquill

Charting a new course: The future of UK exports and export finance

Having been profoundly shaken by the combined impact of the pandemic and Brexit, UK exporters continue to face significant trade challenges. As companies rethink …

Europe / 13-12-21 / by Shannon Manders

UK ‘taking risks’ in haste to agree new trade deals, audit finds

The UK government’s rush to secure new trade agreements means it may not be doing enough to ensure companies can take advantage of deals already reached, …

Europe / 08-12-21 / by John Basquill

EKF issues ‘biggest ever’ loan for Turkey railway project

Danish export credit agency EKF has signed its largest ever export loan for the construction of a high-speed railway project in Turkey. The agency …

Europe / 08-12-21 / by Jacob Atkins

Insurance broker off hook for ABN Amro cocoa fraud payout

A London insurance broker is no longer liable for part of a £31.3mn loss suffered by Dutch bank ABN Amro in a commodities finance …

Europe / 08-12-21 / by Jacob Atkins

ECAs and banks pile into final phase of Dogger Bank wind project

SSE Renewables and Equinor have closed financing for the final stage of their Dogger Bank wind farm project off the northeast coast of England, …

Europe / 03-12-21 / by Felix Thompson

International lenders plough support into Arctic gas project, German involvement “still pending”

Russian gas producer Novatek’s controversial Arctic LNG project has secured a bumper financing package from a group of international lenders, including the Japanese export …

Europe / 01-12-21 / by Felix Thompson