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DCW Monthly: January 2026
We start 2026 with a focus on how courts, technology, and compliance realities are testing frameworks that were largely built
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Ex-Owners Ordered to Pay Ukraine’s Privatbank USD 3 Billion
An English High Court on 10 November 2025 ordered the former owners of Ukraine’s largest bank to pay the
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Ugandan Bank Entitled to Recover through Properties Sale
The High Court in Kampala (Uganda) upheld an appellate court decision on 25 July 2025 that Equity Bank lawfully sold
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Edward Stoltenberg to join DCW Editorial Advisory Board
Documentary Credit World is pleased to announce the addition of Edward R. Stoltenberg to our Editorial Advisory Board (EAB). Edward
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Usance Payment at Sight LCs as a Conduit to Supply Chain Finance
Recent writing has explored the notion that usance payment at sight (UPAS) letters of credit serve as an effective trade
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BPCE Issues Europe’s First Defence Sector Bond
In a move indicative of a broader shift in security finance, Groupe BPCE became the first financial institution in Europe
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ISP98 Form 11.1 for U.S. Government SBLCs Now Online
ISP98 Form 11.1 (Model US Government Standby) is the latest addition to IIBLP’s series of model forms available
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DCW LC Stats Sourcing Explained
On a quarterly basis, DCW publishes LC issuance statistics for the Top 600 US banks. For many DCW readers these
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Group Accused of Duping Indian Pharma Trader with Fake LC
Six owners and associates of Prizam Alliance Pvt Ltd. of Surat, India, are under investigation by the Economic Crime Prevention
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US Rev UCC 5-108(g)
US Rev UCC 5-108(g) states: “If an undertaking constituting a letter of credit under Section 5‑102(a)(10)
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Forged LC Case Underscores Need for Due Diligence
Shockwaves went through the reinsurance industry when reports surfaced in July 2023 that employees of the Israeli insurtech Vesttoo Ltd.
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Sri Lanka Customs Action Leads to Vehicles Sitting Idle at Port
Sri Lanka’s vehicle imports are typically backed by cross-border letters of credit which has been the industry norm for
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Singapore Court Affirms Judgment in Misdelivery Case
Further to a case previously analyzed in DCW, a Singapore Court of Appeal has affirmed the decision in The “Maersk