DCW Monthly: March 2026
This month’s content highlights a familiar reality in letter of credit law & practice: structure alone does not guarantee
BANGLADESH: Bangladesh Bank, the central bank, issued a circular regarding banks’ duty to report required data of back-to-back LCs to the online import monitoring system (OIMS).
According to The Daily Star, some banks have ignored instructions for submitting data on a regular basis.
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