Only HSBC is delivering a $5bn fund to support businesses globally.

£1bn dedicated to our UK business customers.

You may have wondered quite what HSBC's claim to be "the world's local bank" can mean for your business.

But in these unprecedented financial conditions, it could mean everything.

The global vision and prudent long-term strategies that have protected HSBC in these turbulent times mean that, in turn, we are now in a position to do the same for our customers.

The common theme in the 65 countries and territories we operate in is that you, our 2.9 million business customers, need two things above all. One continued commitment and partnership from us and two, extra working capital to cope with the extraordinary current environment.

That is why we are making one billion pounds' worth of extra working capital funding (as part of a larger $5bn global fund) available to our UK business customers with up to £25m turnover.

The fund will supply working capital to help businesses with their domestic cash flow needs and to support businesses that trade or aspire to trade internationally.

We will use our extensive understanding of the UK business market to support those businesses where this help is most needed. This extra funding will be allocated on a case by case basis using our normal lending criteria.

If you'd like to talk about how we can help, get in touch with your HSBC relationship manager, business specialist or call 08457 60 60 60.