At Gulf African Bank offer the best competitive rate for your foreign currencies. Foreign exchange or forex deal is the act of buying of one currency and selling another on the local or international market using the spot rate (i.e. the current rate of a currency to another).
Features
Currency – KES, USD, GBP, EURO, UGX, TSH, INR, JPY and others
Types of account – individuals, corporate, governments, non-governmental organisations, banks and financial institutions
Eligibility – resident and non-resident
Age Requirement- 18 years and above
Duration – spots
Account deposit – No minimum. An amount of more than 5,000 USD is subject to a special rate from treasury.
Mode of Deposit – cash, transfer from saving/current account
Delivery Channel – branches (to be credited/debited from client account) and for financial institution or bank to be transferred through interbank
Statement – invoice for any purchase above Kshs. 10,000 equivalent of USD
Product Pricing
Rates are linked to spot rates obtained from forex market (information available from dealing system)
SME and Corporate customers can deal directly or through Relationship Managers (RM’s) subject to signing of the dealing manadate.
Charges
For customers – swift charges and for banks no charges
No commission
Documentation
Retail Customers – selling or buying instruction obtained from customer through the branches
Corporate Customers – selling or buying instructions
Banks – repurchase agreement
Dealing Mandate
Conditions
For Banks – credit lines limit established as agreed by the ALCO Committee
For Retail and Corporate – availability of funds
Customer should have account with Gulf African Bank