Bank Instruments and Its Various Types
•Letters of credit or the Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) is sometimes referred to as transferrable or negotiable. It can help you both nationally and internationally in terms of business. •The bank instruments strengthen your borrowing power. You get world acceptance of the collateral if you obtain an instrument issued by top banks along with lots of greater flexibility because of securing proper funding for any kind of international or cross border business activities. • There are a lot of benefits of banking instruments and these are crucially important.
The importance of banking instruments •You can either import or export •It can be considered as the collateral for project finance •You can purchase bank instruments or Bank Debenture •You can use it as the other Credit Enhancement
The types of instruments: •Standby Letter of Credit or SBLC •Letter of Credit or LOC •Bank Guarantee or BG •Certificate of Deposit or CD •SWIFT MT799 •SWIFT MT760
The terms of the instruments: •Minimum $1M account size up to $1B •Month to month account service or 12 month extension
However, the instruments do follow a certain rules like unless there is a non-payment of full use fees, there is no other way where you can terminate the instrument in the middle of the contract. As a borrower, you cannot withdraw, cancel or terminate the instrument.
Advantages of Performance bonds for Owners •Owners do not need to incur additional costs. •The owner of a project is assured of the completion of the project. •Performance Bond allows owners to retain their working capital.