Understand the framework.
Prepare the transaction.
Institutional reference material for banking instruments, structured finance, international trade and transaction execution.
Banking Instruments
SBLC, Bank Guarantees, LC / DLC, receiving-bank qualification and instrument execution.
OPEN HUB → 02Trade Finance & Execution
SWIFT messaging, MT760, MT700, documentary payment structures and bank-to-bank workflows.
OPEN HUB → 03Project & Structured Finance
PPP, BOT, BOOT, PPA, project finance, public-sector structures and payment support.
OPEN HUB → 04Capital & Investment
Debt, equity, private credit, strategic capital and alternative financing structures.
OPEN HUB → 05Trade & Commodities
Transaction procedures, Incoterms, inspection, delivery, documentary control and settlement.
OPEN HUB → 06Standards & Rules
ICC frameworks, UCP 600, URDG 758, ISP98, compliance principles and sanctions screening.
VIEW REFERENCES →Documents should support execution — not replace qualification.
Templates, examples and educational material do not constitute bank approval, financing commitment or confirmation that a transaction is executable.
Institutional publications and preparation resources
Validated public-use ADSGI material is available below. Transaction-specific, confidential and working documents remain outside the public website and are released only through the appropriate qualification route.
ADSGI Institutional Presentation
Financial structuring, transactions and international sourcing — positioning, capabilities and intervention framework.
VIEW PDF → METHODOLOGY · ENThe ADSGI Method
From preliminary analysis to coordinated execution: diagnostic, structuring, documentation, compliance, presentation and closing.
VIEW PDF → TRANSACTION STRUCTURING · ENADSGI Deal Engine
How information and documentation are converted into a structured, decision-ready transaction.
VIEW PDF → RISK GOVERNANCE · ENADSGI 5-Risk Framework
Legal, financial, operational, documentary and compliance risk identification and governance.
VIEW PDF → FINANCING · ENADSGI Decision Architecture
From repayment capacity to admissible debt: a decision framework for financing structuring.
VIEW PDF → GOVERNANCE · ENADSGI Operating System
Documentary governance across library, production, DealRooms, publication and transmission.
VIEW PDF → CONTROLLED ACCESS · ENADSGI DealRoom
A governed documentary environment for qualified banks, investors and institutions.
VIEW PDF → DOCUMENTATION · ENInstitutional Documentation
Turning information into a decision-grade asset through structured documentary governance.
VIEW PDF → TRANSACTION PREPARATION · ENClient KYC / KYB & Corporate Dossier Checklist
Existing public checklist for clients submitting a transaction to ADSGI.
VIEW CHECKLIST → SBLC · CONTROLLED ROUTESBLC Qualification Resources
Receiving-bank requirements and controlled SBLC documentation are maintained in the dedicated SBLC Transaction Hub.
OPEN BANKING INSTRUMENTS →Prepare before submission
Each checklist routes the visitor back to the relevant operational Hub.
SBLC / Banking Instruments
Beneficiary, receiving bank, issuing bank, instrument purpose and supporting dossier.
OPEN HUB → CHECKLISTProject Finance
Sponsor, CAPEX, approvals, revenue source, PPA/offtake, EPC, funding requirement.
OPEN HUB → CHECKLISTTrade & Commodities
Buyer/seller, commodity, quantity, Incoterm, procedure, payment structure and banking route.
OPEN HUB → CHECKLISTPrivate Opportunities
Investor mandate or opportunity dossier, ticket size, sector, geography and proposed structure.
OPEN HUB →Financial & Transaction Glossary
Compact definitions by activity. Use the categories below to understand a term; use Knowledge & Resources to understand the underlying mechanism.
SBLCStandby Letter of Credit
An independent bank undertaking issued in favour of a beneficiary to support a contractual or financial obligation. An SBLC does not itself constitute approval of financing or monetization.
BGBank Guarantee
A bank undertaking supporting specified payment or performance obligations under an underlying transaction. Applicable rules depend on the actual wording and structure.
LCLetter of Credit
A documentary payment undertaking commonly used in international trade, under which honour depends on a complying presentation under the terms of the credit.
DLCDocumentary Letter of Credit
A commercial term widely used for a documentary letter of credit. The precise instrument and applicable rules must be determined from the actual banking documentation.
MT760SWIFT guarantee / standby message
A SWIFT message type used in guarantee and standby workflows. Its use and legal effect depend on the transaction, instrument wording and participating institutions.
MT700Documentary credit issuance
A SWIFT message type used for issuance of a documentary credit.
MT103Customer credit transfer
A SWIFT customer credit transfer message used in payment transfers.
BIC / SWIFTBank identification
The Bank Identifier Code used to identify financial institutions within SWIFT-related banking communications.
Issuing BankInstrument issuer
The bank issuing the relevant instrument on behalf of its applicant.
Receiving BankReceiving institution
The institution designated to receive or process the relevant banking communication or instrument for the identified transaction.
BeneficiaryParty in whose favour an instrument is issued
The identified party entitled to the benefit of the instrument according to its terms.
MonetizationFinancing against an eligible instrument
A market term for a financing or liquidity transaction proposed against an eligible banking instrument. It is not automatic and remains subject to credit, compliance, legal and operational approval.
KYC / KYBKnow Your Customer / Business
Identification and verification controls applied to individuals, companies, ownership, authority and transaction context.
UBOUltimate Beneficial Owner
The natural person or persons who ultimately own or control an entity, subject to applicable legal definitions.
PPP / BOT / BOOTProject delivery structures
Public-private and concession-based structures used to develop, finance, build, own and/or operate projects according to the agreed model.
PPAPower Purchase Agreement
A contract governing the sale and purchase of electricity, commonly used in power-project structures.
OfftakeContracted purchase of output
An agreement under which a buyer commits to purchase specified project or commodity output under agreed terms.
Live official and institutional sources
Use current official registers and institutional gateways. Static ADSGI material must never replace a live sanctions, regulatory or bank-register check.
Official Rules & Standards
Bank & Legal Entity Verification
Sanctions & AML
Law, Systemic Importance & Institutional Frameworks
From contract structure to physical delivery and settlement
A transaction is not only a SPA or a banking instrument. This capability separates the contractual, documentary, physical, banking and title/risk flows that must remain coherent through execution.
Incoterms allocate defined delivery obligations, costs and risks; they do not by themselves determine every contractual issue, including title transfer or payment mechanics.
- Corporate / KYC documentation
- Commercial offer / contract documentation
- Product specification / origin documentation
- Commercial invoice
- Inspection / assay / quality certificates where applicable
- Transport document / Bill of Lading where applicable
- Insurance and export/customs documentation where applicable
- Corporate / KYC documentation
- LOI / ICPO or transaction request where applicable
- Banking coordinates and payment-instrument information
- Import / destination information
- Required permits or authorisations where applicable
- Contractual acceptance and execution documents
Issuance of a banking instrument does not by itself establish successful physical performance, documentary compliance or final payment.
Inspection requirements must be transaction-specific. Depending on the commodity and contract they may cover quantity, weight, quality, purity, origin, loading condition, independent inspection or destination testing.
Gold: from product identification to refinery settlement
This educational pathway is derived from ADSGI transaction-structuring experience and normalized for general use. Actual requirements depend on the SPA, jurisdiction, refinery, logistics provider and banks.