In "The Banker’s Guide to Examination under Documentary Credits" eBook, readers will find two of the world’s most experienced trade finance bankers - from Europe and Asia - presenting insights and strategies for sound usage of documentary credits for international trade.
The book is a walk through each phase of the main activity relating to documentary credits, namely the examination of presented documents. The Guide focuses on the rules and practices relating to documentary credits, but the book also offers practical tips and guidance for the purposes of assisting the reader through the challenges and hidden traps that can arise with documentary credits if not handled correctly. With this book, readers will thoroughly enhance their understanding of the examination process and sharpen their skills.
Who Should Read This Book
- LC Bankers/Lawyers
- Importers/Exporters
- Freight Forwarders
- Professionals Using UCP600 for Trade Transactions
Chapters Address Critical Aspects, Including:
- Definitions And Interpretations
- Standards For Examination Of Documents
- Concepts Related To Document Examination Deriving From The UCP600 Provisions
- Concepts Related To Examination Deriving From Practices
- Examples Of Documents Typically Presented Under A Documentary Credit
- Covering Schedule
- Complying Presentation
- A Bank’s Actions When A Presentation Does Not “comply”
- Structure Of A Notice Of Refusal
- Calculation Of Maturity Under The UCP600 Framework
- Financing Under Documentary Credits Subject To UCP600
- The Relationships Under Documentary Credit Operations
- Dispute Resolution For Banks Under Documentary Credits
- A Critical Analysis Of “honour” In UCP600
Author
About the Authors
ATM Nesarul HOQUE is Vice President at Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) with responsibility for looking after MTB Financial Institutions along with Offshore Banking activities. Prior to joining at MTB, he was with the Bank Asia Limited at the inception of his banking career in 2005 as Management Trainee. In his experience since, he has dealt with a wide range of facets in the International Trade Banking Business.
Mr. Hoque has achieved several professional certifications, including his Certificate for Documentary Credit Specialists (CDCS) in 2009, Certificate in International Trade and Finance (CITF) in 2011, and Certificate for Specialists in Demand Guarantee (CSDG) in 2015 from the London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF), UK. He has also been awarded as a Certified Trade Finance Professional (CTFP) by ICC Academy, Certified Standby & Guarantee Professional (CSGP) by the Institute of International Banking Law and Practice (IIBLP) in 2017, and gained his Certificate in Trade Finance Compliance (CTFC) in 2020.
Mr. Hoque is accredited as a panel of experts member of ICC’s Documentary Instruments Dispute Resolution Expertise (DOCDEX) Services. He has written numerous articles on issues pertinent to the documentary credit business and currently is Contributing Editor of Trade Service Updates (formally known as LC Monitor), a quarterly LC Magazine, and an Editorial Advisory Member of Documentary Credit World (DCW), the monthly journal published by IIBLP. Mr. Hoque is also a regular research member on various trade service related issues organized by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM). He has frequently appeared as a speaker and panel member at various international trade seminars, workshops, and conferences held in Bangladesh and abroad.
An MBA with specialization in management from the University of Chittagong, the leading public university of Bangladesh, Mr. Hoque had also earned his BBA from the same institution.
Kim SINDBERG is Executive Adviser at Nordea, a technical advisor to the ICC Banking Commission. and founder and owner of Sindberg Consult. An internationally recognized Trade Finance expert with more than 20 years of extensive experience, he is the founder of Sindberg Consult which has produced many quality Trade Finance publications in different formats such as books, e-books, magazines, newsletters, apps, and websites.
Kim Sindberg who besides being Executive Adviser to Nordea is also a Technical Advisor to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission
