Local Currency Financing: eligible currencies
Updated 31 January 2025
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Find out more about our Buyer Credit Facility. For the overseas borrower (and buyer) it reduces foreign currency risk and avoids a variable debt service cost.
In addition to the major tradable currencies (USD, EUR, and JPY), the following currencies are eligible for local currency financing.
1. Eligible currencies
- Australia, Australian dollar
- Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Manat
- Benin, CFA Franc
- Botswana, Botswana pula
- Brazil, Brazilian real
- Brunei, Brunei Dollar
- Bulgaria, Bulgarian lev
- Cameroon, CFA Franc
- Canada, Canadian dollar
- Chile, Chilean peso
- China, Chinese offshore yuan
- Colombia, Colombian Peso
- Cote d’Ivoire, CFA Franc
- Czech Republic, Czech koruna
- Denmark, Danish krone
- Dominican Republic, Dominican peso
- Georgia, Georgian Lari
- Guatemala, Guatemalan Quetzal
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong dollar
- Hungary, Hungarian forint
- Iceland, Icelandic krona
- India, Indian rupee
- Indonesia, Indonesian rupiah
- Israel, Israeli new shekel
- Jamaica, Jamaican Dollar
- Kuwait, Kuwaiti dinar
- Malaysia, Malaysian ringgit
- Mauritius, Mauritian rupee
- Mexico, Mexican peso
- Morocco, Moroccan dirham
- New Zealand, New Zealand dollar
- Norway, Norwegian krone
- Paraguay, Paraguayan Guarani
- Peru, Peruvian sol
- Philippines, Philippine peso
- Poland, Polish zloty
- Qatar, Qatari riyal
- Romania, Romanian leu
- Saudi Arabia, Saudi riyal
- Senegal, CFA Franc
- Serbia, Serbian dinar
- Singapore, Singapore dollar
- South Africa, South African rand
- South Korea, South Korean won
- Sweden, Swedish krona
- Switzerland, Swiss franc
- Taiwan, New Taiwan dollar
- Thailand, Thai baht
- Togo, CFA Franc
- Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago dollar
- United Arab Emirates (UAE), UAE dirham
- Uruguay, Uruguayan peso
- Vietnam, Vietnamese dong
To find out more about Local Currency Financing or to discuss eligibility for our support, contact our customer services team. Email customer.service@ukexportfinance.gov.uk or call +44 (0)20 7271 8010.