A UK Export Finance pilot reported on 28 September 2026 would offer selected overseas buyers loan guarantees covering up to 80% of a commercial loan, within a programme worth up to £5 billion in total. The product, called Flexible Finance, was described as giving borrowers more flexibility in how they use funding, aiming to encourage finance-seeking buyers to choose British suppliers. The plan named Brazil, Morocco and Mexico as fast-growing economies where British exports could be greater, and said UKEF would also offer matchmaking and procurement support to UK suppliers.

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey said the approach was part of his argument, planned for a Liverpool speech that Monday, that the government was backing British industry and innovation. Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the scheme aimed to open new markets and support growth and jobs in the UK.

The release said the pilot followed a June launch of a new defence export facility, which it said increased UKEF's capacity for supporting defence exports by £50 billion.