-    Introduction:

-    History of documentary credits.

-    Role of the ICC.

-    Other methods of settlement:

-    Advance payment.

-    Open account.

-    Documentary collection.

-    Standby letter of credit.

-    Definitions:

-    Issuing bank.

-    Beneficiary.

-    Advising bank.

-    Confirming bank.

-    Nominated bank.

-    Applicant.

-    Reimbursing bank.

-    Second advising bank.

-    Transferring bank.

-    Terms used in a documentary credit.

-    Sales contracts.

-    Requirements before Issuance.

-    Issuing a documentary credit.

-    Types of settlement:

-    Sight payment.

-    Deferred payment.

-    Acceptance.

-    Negotiation.

-    Advising, amending and confirming an LC.

-    The roles of:

-    The advising bank.

-    The confirming bank.  

-    The nominated bank.

-    The reimbursing bank.

-    Characteristics of required documents.

-    Preparing documents.

-    Examination of:

-    Transport documents.

-    Commercial documents.

-    Financial documents.

-    Official documents.

-    International Commercial Terms “Incoterms”:

-    Introduction to Incoterms.

-    Buyer and seller responsibilities and costs under.

-    To honour or to negotiate?

-    Refusing documents.

-    Transferable credits.

-    Back to back credits.

-    Revolving credits.

-    Standby letter of credits.

-    Shipping guarantees.

-    Assignment of proceeds.

-    Dispute resolution.

-    Finance under Documentary Credits (Pre-Shipment and Post-Shipment Finance).

-    Participation and Syndication.

-    Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing:

-    The Practice of Money Laundering.

-    The Practice of Terrorist Financing.

-    Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing.

-    Sanction.