Structured Trade Finance Lending institutions and banking corporations provide a variety of services to exporters, importers and trading corporations for carrying out trade efficiently and these services are collectively referred… read more →

What is the procedure by the beneficiary banks (not a negotiating bank) if there is a restricted Letter of Credit (LC)? The bank could tell the beneficiary to present documents… read more →

Letters of Credit (LCs) are instruments which guarantee sellers payment if certain terms and conditions are met. They are frequently used in international transactions and have many different types. We… read more →

Trade Finance is usually used in international commerce in order to pay trading partner when doing overseas business. It is usually used on its own or coupled with invoice finance… read more →

Cash flow is crucial in any business. No matter what your turnover or net profits are, if you don’t have enough cash to pay your employees at the end of… read more →

Bank Guarantee vs Letter of Credit Letters of Credit reduce the risks of not getting paid after the product has been delivered An LC is a promise by a financial… read more →

Where all documents are to be marked drawn under LC number 123 dated 01.01.2015 and the documents presented mentions ‘LC number 123 dated 01.01.2015.’ How is clause 47A applied? This… read more →

At Trade Finance Global, we’re regularly asked what wording to follow in a trade finance transaction. Such guidance can be found in the UCP 600, which is the Uniform Customs… read more →

This refers to a Letter of Credit when the words “documents acceptable as presented” are used. Typically this means that only 3 elements will be examined: At least one of… read more →