Lesson 2 Letter of Guarantee
Definition Types
Lesson 2 Letter of Guarantee
Definition
Letter of Guarantee is a guaranty in written form issued by bank, insurance company, guarantee company or individual upon request of the applicant, promising to fulfill the payment or compensation to some extent in a certain amount of money in case that the applicant fails to fulfill the obligation.
Definition
“Any arrangement, however named or described, whereby a bank acting at the request and on the instructions of a customer or on its own behalf, is to make a payment to or to the order of a third party, or is to accept and pay bill of exchange drawn by the third party”.
--from the UCP 600
Lesson 1 Letter of Credit
Parties Involved › Opener, Applicant › Issuing / Opening Bank › Beneficiary › Advising / Notifying Bank › Negotiating Bank › Paying / Drawee Bank › Reimbursing Bank › Confirming Bank