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Having been profoundly shaken by the combined impact of the pandemic and Brexit, UK exporters continue to face significant trade challenges. As companies rethink and recalibrate their export strategies and supply chains, there is an increased focus on ESG performance and an opportunity to build back not only better, but cleaner and greener. In mid-November, ...

Mike Freer will highlight the opportunities created for businesses by UK’s new free trade agreements Minister will set out his plan to harness UK

Exports Minister, Mike Freer, delivers keynote speech at the UK Trade and Export Finance Forum

As one of only a small handful of tea and coffee paper suppliers in the world, Union Papertech was able to grow its export business following

Union Papertech is now expanding use of pioneering technology to produce environmentally friendly tea bags.

UK government provides highest level of support for exporters in 30 years UK Export Finance publishes its annual results for 2020-21, which show the government provided record levels of support for UK exports. From: UKEF provided £12.3 billion in financial support for UK exports to 77 countries UKEF more than doubled the number of UK businesses it assisted over the last 2 years Up to 107,000 UK jobs were supported and exporters were helped to keep trading through the pandemic UK Export Fi...

Simworx secures new export funding Black Country manufacturer agrees new capital through government initiative set up to help UK SMEs export Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A Black Country manufacturer has become the first UK business...

West Midlands tech firm secures UK’s first General Export Facility with HSBC UK backing West Midlands exporter becomes first UK business to benefit from UKEFs General Export Facility. From: 26 May 2021 A West Midlands-based exporter has become the first UK business to take advantage of a new offer from the Government’s credit agency, UK Export Finance ( UKEF), securing the funds they need to sell internationally and grow their business through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Simworx, ...

Government unveils post-pandemic IHE recovery strategy In attempting to recover international higher education (IHE) exports post-pandemic and post-Brexit, the United Kingdom will prioritise opportunities in India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Nigeria, according to its revised International Education Strategy. The International Education Champion, Sir Steve Smith, will focus on these countries as an immediate priority, but he will also focus on Brazil, Europe, China and Hong Kong. Anoth...

Measures announced to boost international study and global opportunities Government announces new measures to help the education sector build back better from the pandemic. From: 6 February 2021 Government bolsters International Education Strategy to grow global opportunities and help the sector build back better from the pandemic New measures to attract overseas students and plans for new international teaching qualification based on world-renowned domestic standards Next phase of the land...