While going about one’s day to day business, one often stumbles upon the truth. But one then picks oneself up, pretends that nothing has happened, and moves on. For some, ignorance is bliss, and knowledge is not for sharing. If to no one else, these laments of mine could surely apply to some of the … Continue reading If you have heard about the ISBP, raise your hand
The Empire strikes back
[This is another blast from the past (1996), when I was wearing another hat as the President of a finance company in Bombay. Nowadays I simply watch from the galleries the market and the smart Johnnies making the same mistakes over and over again. My core interest over the last two decade is on what … Continue reading The Empire strikes back
Quo Vadis, NBFC?[1]
(It is a re-print of an article first published in 1996, on the beginning of the end of NBFCs) Year end is the time for introspection, to take stock and to do crystal gazing. To look at the latest balance sheet, arrive at the losses and the gains, and rework one’s strategy for the future. … Continue reading Quo Vadis, NBFC?[1]
The confusing world of confirmed credits
By Rupnarayan Bose Introduction: Is UCP 600 Article 10 flawed? It took nearly 4 years and several rounds of meetings by the Drafting Group of the ICC, with 92+ countries contributed through their respective National Committees, to revise the UCP. Twelve years have passed since UCP 600 was launched. Yet, only now, the following article … Continue reading The confusing world of confirmed credits
How well you know your letters of credit (LC) or Incoterms?
Do you or your staff need to upgrade their skill in documentary credits, cargo insurance or Incoterms 2010? Here are a few simple questions to help you judge for yourself (care: there are a few 'googlies'): Is there any relation between CIP Incoterms 2010 and Institute Cargo Clause C? How are these two linked?LC 'place … Continue reading How well you know your letters of credit (LC) or Incoterms?
