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UK Export Finance unlocks trade to Egypt with £1.7 billion guarantee
Published in Amwal Al Ghad on 20 - 01 - 2021

A consortium led by Bombardier Transportation has confirmed on Wednesday a deal with the Egyptian government to build two new monorails thanks to £1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) backing from UK Export Finance (UKEF).
This is the largest amount of financing it has ever provided for an overseas infrastructure project.
UK Export Finance is the UK's export credit agency. It exists to ensure that no viable UK export lacks for finance or insurance from the private market, providing finance and insurance to help exporters win, fulfil and get paid for export contracts.
International Trade Secretary Liz Truss announced on Wednesday the UK government guarantee, which will support highly skilled jobs in Derbyshire as the UK builds back better in the aftermath of coronavirus.
Bombardier's consortium was named preferred bidder for the project at the 2020 UK-Africa Investment Summit and, with UKEF's guarantee, has secured the financing needed to fulfil the contract and start production. Bombardier is able now to invest in its manufacturing centre in Derby where the trains for the Egyptian monorails will be designed and built.
This will be the UK's only monorail car production line and will directly support 100 UK jobs at the company and many more in its UK supply chain.
This news comes as the UK hosts the Africa Investment Conference on Wednesday, its first major international investment conference as an independent trading nation. The UK-Africa trade relationship was valued at £35 billion in 2019, with around £54 billion of bilateral investment stock on top of that. The UK is by far the biggest foreign direct investor in Egypt and continues to aspire to be its trade and investment partner of choice, and UKEF will play a key role in this shared vision for growth.
"Trade is an incredibly powerful way to propel growth and create jobs as we recover from the pandemic. This deal shows why we are so determined to get businesses to grasp these opportunities and take advantage of the support available from Government." International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said in a statement.
"One third of our economy is exports. That's why support from our export credit agency is vital. It can help the UK get a bigger slice of the global economic pie, secure jobs across the country and make the most of our newfound independence as a trading nation."
Matt Byrne, president of Bombardier Transportation for UK and Ireland, said: "The Cairo Monorail export win, against international competition, shows that that the UK rail sector can fight and win in key growth markets such as sustainable transport."
"This is the first UK export since our Derby-built trains were exported to South Africa for the Gautrain project in 2008. Thanks to UKEF's support and those working in Embassies across North Africa, this new deal will bring sustainable benefits to Egypt and create job opportunities in the UK."
Bombardier Project in Egypt
Bombardier is set to build and maintain two electrified monorails that together will transport millions of people every year in the Cairo metropolitan area. The new lines will connect the New Administrative City with East Cairo and 6th October City with Giza.
The monorails are a part of Egypt's plans to build a sustainable transportation infrastructure that can cope with its growing population while reducing climate change impacts.
Bombardier also sees additional opportunities to increase its exports of UK built trains using its new production line as global demand for fast, sustainable public transportation solutions increases.
The UKEF supported Buyer Credit facility will be administered by JP Morgan acting as the Initial Mandated Lead Arranger and the Facility Agent. Reinsurance support has also been secured with the help of Italian ECA SACE and Spanish ECA CESCE.


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