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Toward Documents Reduction for Discrepancy Risk ReductionLC VIEWS, Vol. 2, No. 3, March 2005 |

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The lesser the number of stipulated documents the lesser the risk of discrepancies. The British Exporters Association says in its publication "The BEXA Guide to Letters of Credit": "It is important that the number of documents required by the letter of credit which are to be produced by third parties is kept to a minimum...." How to fix the problem of documents reduction - what the issuing banker can do?
T. O. Lee, an LC consultant and Expert Witness (www.tolee.com), says ...