DCW Monthly: June 2026
A letter of credit is built on a simple promise: the bank pays on a complying demand, and the underlying
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After receiving dozens of containers filled with soil, gravel and stones instead of the valuable natural minerals it had agreed to purchase, a Chinese company lodged a complaint with Pakistani authorities, resulting in the arrest of a Pakistani businessman.
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