Because standbys and demand guarantees often contain automatic extension clauses, ICC Opinion TA954 offers important lessons for practice and the need for sound drafting of such clauses.
PAKISTAN: Ishaq Dar, appointed on 28 Sept as the country’s finance minister for the fourth time, has made strengthening the rupee his “top priority”, saying he will not allow speculators to distort the exchange rate.
Dar has reportedly taken notice of banks opening LCs for importers at 5 to 8 PKR per USD more than the market rate and has ordered relevant authorities to investigate, vowing strict action against those bank officers responsible for such excesses.
