Issuance of guarantees on behalf of our customers,(contigent liabiliteis).
In recent years,commercial communities have developed a number of
payment /guarantee arrangements which is used to secure performance of
obligation other than the payment of money.
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A guarantee is a document under seal whereby a bank binds itself to pay
a certain sum for the performance or non-performance of its customer.
The Guarantees are Advance Payment Bond (APG),performance boonds,bid bonds.
These names can be used interchangeably.
In each case,the bank gives an undertaking on behalf of its customer to
a beneficiary that the bank will make a payment if the
customer/contractor defaults in the performance of an obligation and
/or other conditions that the contractor must fulfill.
The bank is guaranteeing performance by the customer/contractor
Under an on demand guarantee,it is usually structured that the bank is
required to pay if the beneficiary makes a demand,there is no need to
prove a breach of the underlying contract.