Expert briefing: The Sum of All Fears? Letters of credit, lockdowns and force majeure

Tat Yeen Yap

Head of Product Management Asia at Societe Generale

Tat Yeen Yap. the former head of product management Asia, trade finance, for Societe Generale, argues that the crisis could be a catalyst for electronic presentations of trade instruments. India’s lockdown will be a test case.

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