This morning, I — a self-declared billionaire of time — rode my bicycle out for coffee. Still Highlands — just not the familiar spot I’ve been loyal to for more than ten years. My Americano was topped up with hot water from an electric kettle. No hissing espresso machine. No dramatic cloud of steam like at the old place. The …

Sáng nay, tỷ phú thời gian lại thong dong đạp xe đi cà phê. Vẫn là Highlands, nhưng không phải quán quen hơn mười năm nay. Ly Americano được thêm nước sôi từ bình siêu tốc. Không có tiếng máy rít. Không có làn khói nghi ngút như ở quán cũ. Cà phê vẫn đậm. Chỉ là… thiếu một chút …

I was sitting at my usual café on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. An Americano in front of me, phone in hand. Scrolling through Facebook, I came across a long post by a banking lecturer about the 1973 Norrmalmstorg incident — crisis management, survival probabilities, the psychology of extreme situations. After reading it, I found myself thinking …

Intro In practice, a confirming bank may receive a request to add its confirmation under an MT700, but subsequently advise the credit to the beneficiary through another bank using an MT710. This may raise questions regarding: the treatment of Field 49 in MT710, whether the confirming bank must issue a separate confirmation letter, and how the beneficiary understands the scope …

Mr. Old Man ngồi quán cà phê quen. Ly Americano thơm lựng trước mặt, điện thoại trên tay. Lướt Facebook gặp ngay tút dài thòng của anh bạn giảng viên ngân hàng viết về vụ Norrmalmstorg 1973, về quản trị khủng hoảng, về xác suất sống sót… Đọc xong, nhấp một ngụm cà phê, tự nhiên nghĩ tới mấy vụ …

Executive Abstract This article examines whether an issuing bank may refuse to reimburse a confirming bank after the confirming bank has declared a presentation compliant. Where the issuing bank determines that the documents contain discrepancies and issues a refusal before reimbursement becomes due, Article 16(a) of UCP 600 permits refusal. The confirming bank’s declaration of compliance does not eliminate the …

Mùng Một Tết, Mr. Old Man đi xem “Thỏ ơi!” của Trấn Thành. Mùng Ba Tết, lại đi xem “Nhà Ba tôi một phòng” của Trường Giang. Hai phim. Hai màu sắc. Hai cách kể chuyện. “Thỏ ơi!” kịch tính, dữ dội, đẩy cảm xúc lên cao, có lúc cao quá mức cần thiết. Có thể nhiều khán giả thích …

Understanding required data, Form M, and the limits of applicant–beneficiary agreements In documentary credit practice, credits sometimes require documents to indicate specific reference numbers issued by government authorities or other institutions. One example is Form M, a document used in Nigeria. Questions may arise when the importer does not want the number shown or indicates that discrepancies will be accepted. …

INTRO Every time a new version of ISBP is published, people read it carefully… and then real-life cases start raising new questions. That is how learning in trade finance usually works—not only from rules, but from practice. A reader recently sent me several thoughtful questions on ISBP 821. Since they touch on points many practitioners quietly wonder about, I thought …

A small discussion that turned into an interesting rediscovery Actually, this is not a typical Q&A but rather a short exchange between me and Bogdan, a trade finance expert whom I have known since we were both editors of LC Monitor (Trade Services Update) some 15 years ago. What amused me most was not the question itself, but the way …