Senior Finance Minister encourages local businesses to tap into £3 billion financing support available under UK Export Credit Facility

During remarks delivered today at a Private Sector Workshop, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, invited local businesses to explore avenues to tap into a £3 billion financing support facility from UK Export Finance (UKEF), the United Kingdom’s Export Credit Agency.

The Workshop was facilitated by the British High Commission and UKEF at the World Trade Centre in Kingston, Georgetown under the theme ‘Unlocking Financing Opportunities for Guyanese Businesses’. It provided a forum for local businesses to learn about how UK-backed credit could be mobilised to procure equipment, technology and other products and services. Priority sectors include renewable energy, transport infrastructure, healthcare and agriculture.

In his remarks, Dr. Singh referenced the UKEF’s expansion of export financing support to £3 billion in October 2025 as a resounding statement of confidence in the commercial opportunities available in Guyana. The Senior Minister further emphasised that the overwhelming majority of the financing support is still available, with Government having utilised only a small fraction.