Bank Guarantee In The Form Of Standby Letter Of Credit
In this letter, the issuing bank undertakes, on behalf of its principal, to indemnify a named beneficiary if the beneficiary, with the documents specified in detail in the standby letter of credit, fails to fulfill the obligation incumbent on the principal or a third party. Although the SBLC Externally is usually presented in the form of a letter of credit, it must be regarded as an instrument similar to a guarantee if the economic purpose of the obligation is not as in the case of a letter of credit - directed towards the fulfillment of a payment obligation, but -as in the case of a bank guarantee, the financial disadvantages in the absence of one certain success (e.g. non-fulfillment of a delivery obligation) are to be compensated. Originally developed for US banking practice to meet the special legal requirements that apply there but have since become obsolete, it can now also be found in international business. Is one of the letters of credit (documentary letter of credit) a...