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UK Export Finance London offices. Photo: Public Domain (www.gov.uk)About UK Export Finance
UK Export Finance is the operating name of the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD), the United Kingdom's export credit agency and a ministerial department of the UK government. The agency was established in 1919 to promote UK exports lost during the submarine blockade of World War I. UK Export Finance helps UK companies to access export finance. Support can be given for contracts as low as GBP 1,000, but some of the projects are worth more than GBP 1 billion. The agency derives its powers from the Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991 and undertakes its activities in accordance with a specific consent from HM Treasury. UK Export Finance signed the Equator Principles in 2016 and is profiled as part of our Equator Principles Track and Chase Project.
| Website | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-export-finance |
| Headquarters |
1 Horse Guards Road
SW1A 2HQ London
United Kingdom
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| CEO/chair |
Louis Taylor CEO |
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| Annual report | Annual report FY 2019 |
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UK Export Finance is a ministerial department of the UK Government and as such publicly accountable. |
Related Dodgy Deals
UK Export Finance has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.
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There are no active projects for UK Export Finance now.
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Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline Azerbaijan profile
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Voluntary initiatives
UK Export Finance has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:Investment policies
UK Export Finance's webpage on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.
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UK Export Finance and the Equator Principles
The Equator Principles are a voluntary commitment of banks to try to avoid or minimise the social, environmental and human rights impact of projects they finance. For more information on the Equator Principles see their website here and the campaign page of BankTrack here.
The Equator Principles exist already since 2003. UK Export Finance adopted the Equator Principles in 2016.
Reporting on the Equator Principles
UK Export Finance must report annually on its implementation of the Equator Principles. All information is supposed to be found here.
- UK Export Finance is in compliance with its reporting obligations. The 2017 report can be found here.
Dodgy Deals
UK Export Finance is involved in financing the following Equator Principles projects that BankTrack considers controversial.
There are no projects active for UK Export Finance now.
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