This month, DCW unpacks the legal and practical shifts reshaping trade finance interpretation. Why are ICC Opinions becoming increasingly scarce?
Writing as a trade finance professional with a long background in the business, Dave Meynell offers his personal views on factors contributing to the sharp reduction in ICC Official Opinions issued over the past several years.
With the causation defence being increasingly engaged in misdelivery cases, there is a great deal for banks and shipowners to learn from The “Maersk Katalin” case.
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), a segment of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
DCW Interviews Stefan Tryggvason about global supply chain
Lummus Technology Heat Transfer B.V. v. Credit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank involves a EUR 5.1 million (USD 6.
Recent court cases in Singapore have shone a spotlight on the serious perils of relying on a letter of indemnity (LOI) in lieu of presentation of shipping documents.
The ICC Banking Commission held its 2023 Annual Meeting on 18-19 April 2023 via Zoom, and the DCW Executive Summary follows.
Energy LEAP, a not-for-profit organisation in which member companies across the oil trading industry work to define standards which offer
The Singaporean government launched eGuarantee@Gov, a simple and secure digital process whereby businesses and individuals can provide Electronic Bank Guarantees to Singapore Government agencies.
The 2nd Global Trade Facilitation Summit (GTFS2023), themed “Trade Transformation and Technology”, took place at Dubai Chambers, Dubai, UAE, 13-17 March 2023.
In August 2022, Standard Chartered announced successful execution of its first Green Trade Export Letter of Credit (LC) programme. The
Seeking monetary damages of “$800.00 billion dollars” plus “$300 billion cash down payment for 20 years guarantee on 705
The abrupt mid-March 2023 closures of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank sent shockwaves through the US banking system
In advance of Ramadan 2023, the Pakistan government listed tea as an essential commodity in order to meet high domestic demand for tea, and the government ordered State Bank of Pakistan to issue mandatory instructions for banks to open letters of credit for tea, declaring tea a ‘primary import’.
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