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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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Pakistani Banks Required to Arrange USDs for Import LCs
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the country’s central bank, has lifted restrictions on Pakistani banks opening letters of credit
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Broadband Providers Push Back against US Gov LC Requirement
A coalition of internet service providers, broadband associations, and digital equity advocates in the US are challenging a requirement that applicants for federal broadband funding must furnish a letter of credit in order to receive funds.
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Charter Party B/L Showing Two Shipping Dates: Acceptable or Not?
In a recent discussion circle, LC specialists considered the situation of a bank receiving an MT710 to which the first
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Court Reverses on California’s Excessive LC Fees Claim
An appellate court has reversed a trial decision, determining that an “overly burdensome” pleading requirement was applied to the amended
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ICC Meeting Announces & Reflects on Frustrating, Disappointing Results
At its third quarterly meeting of the year conducted virtually on 11 July 2023, the ICC Banking Commission reported on
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ICC Issues Briefing on Invoice Titles
Citing frequent instances expressed on social media and otherwise where the types of invoices acceptable or not under UCP-issued documentary
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EU Maintains Capital Requirements for Performance-Related Trade Products
this has links to Feb 2023 DCW item on EU capital requirements
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Sudan Situation “Extremely Grave”
According to DCW sources, continued fighting between warring forces in Sudan has rendered the situation extremely grave for civilians and
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Payra Thermal Power Plant in Bangladesh Resumes Production After Coal Shortage
Bangladesh’s largest power plant has resumed production on 25 June 2023 after a 20-day hiatus caused by a shortage
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Pakistan Plan Seeks to Lower LC, Freight Charges for Petro Products
In a move aimed at easing pressures on foreign exchange reserves, Pakistan is designing a bonded bulk storage policy for
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Energy LEAP Drafts Compliance Clauses for Russian Sanctions
Following coordination of price cap sanctions on Russian origin crude oil and petroleum products first put in place in December
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Price Checking Goods: Overrated & Underwhelming
For years, compliance specialists within banks have been skeptical that the price checking of traded goods is an effective measure