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What is performance bank guarantee?
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Answer:
The seller issues a Performance Guarantee to ensure or give concrete commitment to the buyer through its bank. This method ensures the buyer the timely execution of an agreement to have the goods exported or delivered or services performed. In case the seller defaults on execution of the terms agreed upon the Performance Bank Guarantee ensures the buyer the payment of the guarantee amount by the issuing bank. Generally the performance guarantee is 10 percent of the total assignment or project value.

What is collateral agreement?

A collateral is nothing but any asset (Bank deposits, your house, jewels, machinery etc) that the bank can convert to cash by selling it if you default on your loan repayment.

The presence of a collateral enhances your credit profile and improves the chances of your getting the loan.

An agreement wherein, the loan customer accepts to the conditions of the loan granting banks control over the collaterals is termed as a collateral agreement
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collateral contract
Definition

Written or oral associated, second, or side (but independent and separate) contract made between the original parties, or between a third party and an original party, before or at the same time the first or main contract is made. A collateral contract is entered into commonly because (1) its terms are incompatible with those of the main contract, (2) rules of evidence preclude its incorporation in the main contract, (3) the main contract is defective, or (4) the contracting parties are different (involve a third party). It may also be entered into to avoid violating the privity of the main contract. A collateral contract runs parallel to the main contract and may override or supplant one or more of the main contract's provisions. For example if 'A' enters into a construction contract with 'B' on the basis of which 'B' enters into a contract with 'C' for a material used in the construction, 'A' may have the right to sue 'C' for compensation if the material turns out to be defective. A collateral contract between three or more parties requires the contracting parties to fulfill their individual obligations to each party. Called also collateral warranty.

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A surety, surety bond or guaranty, in finance, is a promise by one party (the guarantor) to assume responsibility for the debt obligation of a borrower if that borrower defaults. The person or company that provides this promise, is also known as a surety or guarantor.
The situation in which a surety is most typically required is when the ability of the primary obligor or principal to perform its obligations to the obligee (counterparty) under a contract is in question, or when there is some public or private interest which requires protection from the consequences of the principal's default or delinquency.
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