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Forex and treasury services

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Our Treasury Sales team supports clients who engage in international business with expert products and solutions.

  • Foreign exchange
  • Risk management solutions
  • Liquidity management
  • Market making
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Foreign exchange at your fingertips

What you can expect
  • Spot foreign exchange

    A spot deal is an agreement between us and our customers for the sale/purchase of a specific amount of foreign currency at a specified exchange rate for delivery in 2 working days.

    Spot deals offer a wide range of benefits including the following:

    • Deals can be booked in any 2 of 16 currencies.
    • With no minimum deal value, your business has the flexibility to exchange as little foreign currency as required.
    • No separate commission fees. The cost of the deal is determined by the exchange rate applicable to that transaction.

    To find out more about spot foreign exchange, get in touch with our treasury sales team on +260 (211) 221864/+260 (211) 222004.

  • Forward foreign exchange

    A forward exchange contract rate is based on the prevailing spot rate plus (or minus) a premium (or discount) which is determined by the interest rate differential between the two currencies involved.

    Forward foreign exchange offers a wide range of benefits including the following:

    • It is a simple way to manage foreign exchange risk.
    • Forward foreign exchange contracts give you the ability to fix a future currency exchange at a fixed rate.

    To find out more about forward foreign exchange, kindly get in touch with our treasury sales team on +260 (211) 221864/+260 (211) 222004.

  • Derivative products

    A forward exchange contract rate is based on the prevailing spot rate plus (or minus) a premium (or discount) which is determined by the interest rate differential between the two currencies involved.

    Forward foreign exchange offers a wide range of benefits including the following:

    • It is a simple way to manage foreign exchange risk.
    • Forward foreign exchange contracts give you the ability to fix a future currency exchange at a fixed rate.

    To find out more about forward foreign exchange, kindly get in touch with our treasury sales team on +260 (211) 221864/+260 (211) 222004.

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Simple forex risk management solutions

What you can expect
  • Foreign exchange hedge solutions

    Covers from vanilla hedge products to sophisticated trade product structures tailored to suit client needs.

    To find out more about spot foreign exchange, get in touch with our treasury sales team on +260 (211) 221864/+260 (211) 222004

  • Interest rate risk management

    Products that cover interest rate hedging and investment solutions tailor-made to individual client risk profiles or investment strategies.

    To find out more about spot foreign exchange, get in touch with our treasury sales team on +260 (211) 221864/+260 (211) 222004.

  • Commodity hedges

    The hedging of commodity price movements.

    To find out more about commodity hedging, get in touch with our treasury sales team on +260 (211) 221864/+260 (211) 222004.

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Ensure easy funds when you need them

We offer treasury bonds, treasury bills, money market deposits and treasury deposits at competitive rates to a wide range of institutions, enterprises, businesses and individuals. Partner with us today.

What you can expect
  • Treasury bonds

    These are government securities with the longest maturity typically ranging from 20 to 30 years. They have a coupon payment every 6 months and are commonly issued at discount for maturity of 20 years or more.

    To find out more about treasury bonds, get in touch with our liquidity management team on +260 (211) 221864/+260 (211) 222004.

  • Treasury bills

    Treasury bills are similar to treasury bonds, but with maturity periods of one year or less. Common market convention is pegged at 91-day, 182-day and 364-day bills.

    To find out more about treasury bills, get in touch with our liquidity management team on +260 (211) 221864/+260 (211) 222004.

  • Treasury deposits

    These are local and foreign denominated deposits, which offer a fixed rate of interest over a specified period.

    To find out more about treasury deposits, get in touch with our liquidity management team on +260 (211) 221864/+260 (211) 222004.

  • Money market deposits

    We offer these term deposits to investors on a fixed-interest and period basis.

    To find out more about money market deposits, get in touch with our liquidity management team on +260 (211) 221864/+260 (211) 222004.

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Stay informed with our market updates

Our Daily Market Report keeps you informed on the local and global foreign exchange and money markets. Plus, it gives free daily market commentary on previous trading sessions, and what the outlook for various sections is.    

Market Making is all about international and interbank currency trading. Our market making desk directly engages in currency trading in international and local interbank markets. It consists of traders dealing currency in international foreign exchange markets. Reuters and Bloomberg are the key platforms driving world trade in foreign exchange.

To find out more about our market making products and services, get in touch with us on +260 (211) 221864/+260 (211) 222004.

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