Government of India has, vide its Notification F.No. 4(7)-W&M/2016 dated August 29, 2016, announced that the Sovereign Gold Bonds 2016 – Series II (“the Bonds”) will be open for subscription from September 01, 2016 to September 09, 2016.The issue price of the Sovereign Gold Bond 2016-17 Series II tranche has been fixed at ₹ 3150/-…
We all know that in the international trade of goods and services transactions takes place between the people belonging to different continents, languages, culture, and laws. Since the language used for communication of terms and conditions of LC may suggest different meaning in different parts of the world, people across the world realised the need…
Letter of credit (LC) also known as Documentary credit is an undertaking from a bank on behalf of its customer (importer/buyer) wherein the beneficiary (exporter) is fully assured of payment provided he fulfills his part of the sale contract embodied in Letter of Credit. To understand LC mechanism, let us take an example of a…
(This post explains the meaning of Standby LC, Green Clause LC, Red clause LC, Without Recourse LC, back to back LC, Revolving credit LC, Irrevocable Letter of Credit confirmed by advising bank, Irrevocable Credit not confirmed by advising bank, Irrevocable Credit, Revocable Credit etc.) Revocable credit: Credit may be either revocable or irrevocable. Revocable credits may…