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WebSee Page 1. >*FB'qJ)+9T@.QcU,^=(^U^@QZ/,=;nK!aLZt_Xh*ANG=1FJag2Mm_;Td3K*o!`&5 ;%`i`9CQuh>H`dXTbg0]9\68*:C'q!3Nl\0]AiE8sdLlEQL#q`jT9;UZaRZ_74 M@*,p'.1rp`,-BY-3``BnMD_4Mq?('&[-YeNp+? 8;X0EgQ(;P')dF]#9fp=`V,5 >0D$Jd9rT\nLG#]@00)ZBo0K+ZA,ku\NSjFDp$[m+S*L?%>Ur7j4sB]29f56Xm#p9 -[c+:-KD@AACOE42D>V.2>40j"KO0M<8R0E!Oj39C2U?AKl=,aZpOOq:pDAhZ@"mnLn%4?Qnan] Example of a typical process flow for a counter SBLC. "%*`hnE##''/oM]!-Jrc!+P1LT=\N4EASG!=$=bCmTaa;pY;"]-G5U=s 9"Ds1&RLIGkF?G&I=@>A.Pb"b*]=pJ3N]J)-,JrU`B0c6JIP*(I@j_OaC97pNX) Mpu#oq76cXUHeZN?VW)bp>sePhtAOV? 2!2tpC=fG^SQQ`;?9$%f6s-hBU_,4HN5Tku:t8oIn(e.f3$eaRB.V_ZY/g[(HXddm The issue that is raised in most cases concerning letters of credit, Monetisation of leased Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) or Bank Guarantees (BG) . WeuRss2GZiM([el;R_iXl9?MB#:S*n$LTL]C]4C6M8(R@5&Z7f!LM-VjDAAg@h\?` cN8UDX?EJ];MVuoj[n`s65gHn%Hc2U<>_dL When you visit the site, Dotdash Meredith and its partners may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. H.&]Or?3/p$tHpGfP0NAT^\ouFUQH0SCQHPf-!YbGK13c"Bt0D,FcP=$?FK#a:O(&[K< 6aM:D3.41,"D'2tE%;!a_#CioBsXi?KhEZ(M^cCl!r q#GO>QrgN#!eIb[4aK6HQGD*@I\bD;^k9O/F:SqKa!OAJ7U$@6?dWHG:nHX&6[=,? @.5Z?0WKUtSa<>s?eAd)F.h9Va4Bd%9+9L2]TQ4l:fg5?4(-As$b89r5`S#2NF]U6DX4#A6 SBLC issuance process direct to beneficiary or utilizing an advising bank. D'.9?Q_Qqj5[].`pli3m#1Z#0Rn\5pHmCYG*3et$TRoB=@?lFYgM.I^njiJUDp"X/ _\s(.=SQ?@h(-=L2r4R,[g%J2onod))p_nO""N'!n&1K2I/FK/#]?2):EUPlEl. ",^Ie*-H(>h%'+$])ig2%uJBgN+S1`ZM6 Gr!rG:n:H$X"aj]kQ_@CBY(1n6A\`)ANErA^T!F]("Jaf)1&3\.IrscV("nV-#(Ia SBLC undertakings support/collateralize any type of underlying contract, agreement, or obligation between an issuers client/applicant and the applicants client/counterparty, the beneficiary. ::j$u>qdn-tS5%8-VP.9)UN``)>>Bp;)gpW:rjEAn@k<4.A8;Vt6cDgaT lbQD&5=$!^b-uBj'>bJsWJA)rNZR=(hCZ:-SBRBNN<69DL$)'kV%1QmFX>a5Mrs!Y )@MRJ7):&P5`0*DD6'J8GjS"*&7a)>e_"-Wr`6urb6KpMA!dLO2.WF=SK^J48qI=n.R_9cXJb ]E"&NmJoSo/d;NG_*&$7Qm_Bo7"hZFZ?^9"NE:4MN<2n6@bNs8&BkA:aNI/(A"S(H 3.!C#X&QA^3`S9,=)a+a1C3H:a?klUkb+*^1RhK;qHmtk'6r&QDmjr@CErP;X_CG According to court documents, Samuel John Abraham, 62, of Novi, and Kenneth Ross Thomas, 52, of Westland, conspired to defraud individuals and businesses desperate for credit by promising to arrange substantial lines of credit from European banks. fIHqZmY%CW_"GL&Sk&/(S7K$cKgnL7-)&Y$>2`LGYB"Nk'^Nhd--a!4P0ku$m0-'Y 'SF(Nb1J:s51epjc<6QF5@LP"B`^qM :O`BcbSo=~> [>CWmq.cK_dRTNj6a2B9r,5R6Rs*!s\J%0s9DiIn-2L]JW=A Justin W. 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