International Trade Finance: A Pragmatic Approach

Front Matter....Pages i-xli
International Trade and Inherent Risks....Pages 1-3
Services Offered by Commercial Banks....Pages 4-6
Methods of Trade....Pages 7-10
Foreign Exchange Rates....Pages 11-19
Bills of Exchange, Collections, Purchasing and Discounting....Pages 20-39
Documentary Letters of Credit....Pages 40-51
Letters of Credit –Types....Pages 52-86
Methods of Payment Settlement....Pages 87-97
Financial Load Variations—Eight Types of Letters of Credit....Pages 98-108
Incoterms....Pages 109-116
Documents in Foreign Trade—Significance....Pages 117-127
Negotiation of Documents....Pages 128-131
Factoring and Forfaiting....Pages 132-142
Electronic Documents (eUCP)....Pages 143-148
Scrutiny of Documents—Procedures....Pages 149-159
Common Irregularities in Documents....Pages 160-163
Guarantees and International Bonds....Pages 164-191
SWIFT and Letters of Credit....Pages 192-221
ICC DOCDEX RULES ICC Rules for Documentary Instruments Dispute Resolution Expertise....Pages 222-232
Export Risks Insurance and ECGD....Pages 233-247
Marine Insurance....Pages 248-254
Back Matter....Pages 255-272