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To the untrained eye, the letter of credit would be a satisfactory enough guarantee of payment for the buyer. ?-3DcmJhISOR.S^r)4nD!7gku03l?a^ce]]b]J`&c% ?%UB2(%A%DFD5-lLJ5s^Yh?i\IV 7?G-U^=9GeK8R? endstream endobj 102 0 obj 2395 endobj 103 0 obj<>/ProcSet 2 0 R>>>> endobj 104 0 obj<>stream When you visit the site, Dotdash Meredith and its partners may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. B,q)6HrPnPH8NB(E0+PD6:7t,0^Bn';$X<8H!L9.Ht An applicant is not deemed a party to an SBLC. Similar to the commercial LC or a SBLC, a demand guarantee (DG) is an independent and irrevocable undertaking, provided by an issuer to a beneficiary, that provides assurance of payment upon receipt of complying document presentations. d,D`YK[`X?8K9$"'OJ_s3o/i$TCli`F8c[%[cmiuR4%u3"]'MhmuespN?Y-nMUSP) A locked padlock /gF?kb0qahF&*#H3X?Y?[%tMq-^oOSpk\A=SXsfYYW])iiS]Q]c/,`ANqI1*5uBZdKKeCRYTFEkao.h*I6_*(u\*! 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