BURKINA-FASO LETTER OF CREDIT

BURKINA-FASO LC ISSUING BANK CONFIRMING BANK CHARGES 2024

BURKINA-FASO LETTER OF CREDIT CONFIRMATION FEE 2024

For Burkina-Faso, when an exporter has concluded a commercial export contract with a Burkinabe importer and the two parties do not know each other, the irrevocable and confirmed letter of credit is the most appropriate instrument to mitigate the risks.

The Burkinabe importer will ask the Burkinabe bank to issue a letter of credit for the benefit of the exporter who will have previously named the name of the notifying and confirming bank to be accepted by the exporter.

For Burkina-Faso, the exporter must choose a confirming bank that has in its network of correspondents the Burkinabe bank that is proposed by the importer but also the one that has an acceptable credit rating so that there is no default of payment from the confirming bank.

A letter of credit issued in Burkina-Faso is usually confirmed by a big number of banks which are prepared to take the risks of Burkinabe banks and make sure the beneficiary of the LC or exporter obtain his payment.

LIST OF BURKINABE BANKS ISSUING LETTERS OF CREDIT AND WHICH ARE ACCEPTED BY THE BANKS OF EXPORTERS

  • CORIS BANK

  • Banque Internationale du Burkina (BIB)

  • ORABANK Burkina Faso

  • Banque Commerciale du Burkina

  • Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce CI (BSIC) Ouagadougou

  • Banque Internationale pour le Commerce, l'Industire et l'Agriculture du Burkina

  • Ecobank Burkina

CONFIRMING BANKS FOR LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUED THROUGH BURKINABE BANKS

Banks which are confirm the letters of credit issued in Burkina-Faso by Burkinabe banks are: (please contact us to obtain the list or to be listed as confirming bank).

BURKINA-FASO: CONFIRMATION FEE FOR LETTER OF CREDIT FROM A BURKINABE BANK

Confirmation charges and fees for letters of credit issued through Burkinabe banks can be obtained on demand by emailing: info@tradefinance.africa.

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