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.
Launched at the G7 Summit in 2018, the 2X Challenge is an initiative to elevate gender lens investments, including enhanced access to finance and business leadership opportunities for women.
The ICC announced on 13 August 2023 release of the first application programming interface (API) industry standards for bank guarantees
Although letter of credit payments of USD 841.21 million for the first half of 2023 were 12.3% higher
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) has reportedly begun its own probe into allegedly fraudulent letters of credit
UK Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 was enacted on 20 July 2023. Here's what needs to happen next.
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the country’s central bank, has lifted restrictions on Pakistani banks opening letters of credit
A coalition of internet service providers, broadband associations, and digital equity advocates in the US are challenging a requirement that applicants for federal broadband funding must furnish a letter of credit in order to receive funds.
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