The Following is an
extract from the interview "On the Raviization of the LC World". You can
read the ful interview here.
Kim: You have a very broad knowledge regarding the LC
instrument. Could you give us a few lines about your background from a LC
perspective?
Ravi: I was on the
faculty of the staff training college of an indigenous public sector bank in
India. Besides classroom training in international banking and international
trade finance, I imparted desk training - that is, customized training right
at the desk of the practicing banker. I used to fly to the international
banking centers of the bank all over India. I was a guest speaker at the
business school of an Indian university where I did my Ph.D. work on the
impact of bank lending on rural development. I lectured in the courses of
the Indian Institute of Bankers, and Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association
of India (FEDAI). I used to write for India's leading financial dailies -
The Economic Times, and Financial Express, and for the IBA Bulletin of the
Indian Banks' Association. In the USA, on my first visit as a tourist I got
an opportunity to write for the New York-based monthly THE EXPORTER I became
its Associate Editor later. My writings in THE EXPORTER convinced the USA to
grant me permanent resident visa on priority basis in the category "Alien of
Extraordinary Ability". I published "Export Letters of Credit: Eight Steps
to Error-Free Compliance" in the Geneva-based International Trade Forum
quarterly of the International Trade Center (ITC), owned by UNCTAD/WTO. The
Forum published the said article in three editions: English, French, and
Spanish. The article received worldwide appreciation and was reprinted on
various websites and in various magazines in many trading countries. It was
my original masterpiece; the consultant's consultancy aid; and the
exporter's best business solution. I was on the ITC's roster of export
finance consultants for three years. I now regularly write for the
London-based Global Trade Review (GTR), and Trade and Forfaiting Review (TFR).
I had the opportunity to write for the DCInsight of the ICC, and Documentary
Credit World of the IIBLP. I am contributing editor for LC Monitor.
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