Qatar: UK Export Finance

(asked on 23rd October 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government of Qatar has received a direct loan from the Direct Lending Facility; and what the value is of UK Export Finance support to that country.


Answered by
Graham Stuart Portrait
Graham Stuart
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 29th October 2018

Qatar has not received a loan from UK Export Finance’s Direct Lending Facility although an offer has been made to the Government of Qatar should they opt to utilise it. This has not been used to date. The total value of UK Export Finance’s commitments in support of exports to Qatar is just over £5bn made up from guarantees, direct lending and insurances.

The financing support package for Typhoon and Hawk aircraft includes an offer of a direct loan from UK Export Finance’s Direct Lending Facility. This offer has been made to the Government of Qatar should they opt to utilise it.

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