Forfaiting is a form of debt discounting for exporters in which a forfaiter accepts at a discount, and without recourse, a promissory note, bill of exchange, letter of credit, etc., received from a foreign buyer by an exporter. This enables exporters to receive payment without risk at the cost of a discount.
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