How a letter of credit works, who the players are, how banks check documents, and how documentary collections differ. The ideas behind the ICC rules, in plain words.
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What a letter of credit really is, who the people in it are, and why a bank's promise on paper lets strangers on two continents trust each other.
Follow one LC from the buyer's application to the day the money is paid and the goods are released, one step at a time.
Sight or usance, confirmed or not, back-to-back or transferable, and a few special shapes: how to tell LCs apart by when they pay, who promises, and what job they do.
How banks check LC documents, the mistakes that most often stop payment, what happens when papers don't match, and the simple habits that keep the money flowing.
How banks carry the seller's documents to the buyer without promising to pay, the difference between D/P and D/A, and how a seller stays safe when no bank stands behind the money.
LC, documents against payment, documents against acceptance or open account: what each one costs, who carries the risk, and how to pick the right one for each buyer and each deal.
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