{"id":637,"date":"2024-09-25T04:51:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T04:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandcityinvestment.com\/?p=637"},"modified":"2024-10-04T15:36:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T15:36:43","slug":"understanding-standby-letter-of-credit-sblc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandcityinvestment.com\/en_US\/understanding-standby-letter-of-credit-sblc\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Standby Letter Of Credit (SBLC)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is a Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC)?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
A\u00a0Standby Letter of Credit<\/b>\u00a0(SBLC<\/b>\u00a0\/ SLOC) is a guarantee that is made by a bank on behalf of a client, which ensures payment will be made even if their client cannot fulfill the payment. It is a payment of last resort from the bank, and ideally, is never meant to be used.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Another prominent payment technique used in international trade is the Standby Letter of Credit.\u00a0We already know what a Letter of Credit is.<\/span><\/p>\n

The key to understand this\u00a0payment technique\u00a0is therefore the word Standby. In the cambridge dictionary, it reads about that word:<\/span><\/p>\n