Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Nostro A/C ; Vostro A/C & LORO Account Nostro A/C: [Ours Account with You]
Nostro Account is a Current account maintained by a domestic bank/dealer with a foreign bank in foreign currency. For example, Current Account of SBI Bank (an Indian bank) with Swiss Bank in Swiss Franc (CHF) currency is a Nostro A/C. India Indian Bank Switzerland Swiss Bank Nostro Account of Indian bank Indian Bank opened a Current Account with Swiss Bank in CHF currency. This Bank account is known as Nostro Account for Indian.
India
Switzerland
Indian Bank Vostro Account of Swiss bank Swiss Bank opened a Current Account with Indian Bank in currency. This Bank account is called Vostro Account by Indian.
Swiss Bank
PNB Bank refers Account of SBI for its transaction then it is called Loro Account for PNB
Email: ca_npsah@icai.org
Page 2.18
FOREX
[Nov-05] [RTP-Nov-08]
General information: - Currency of Switzerland is Swiss Franc (CHF) - Zurich is a city of Switzerland - Telegraphic Transfer or Telex Transfer , often abbreviated to TT, is an electronic means of transferring funds overseas Exchange position: (Think it as Bank book) Exchange position (for CHF currency) of an Indian bank/dealer will affect by: Purchase/sale of foreign currency, (the purchase/sale of currency may be spot or forward) - Issue/cancellation of demand draft, - Purchase/sale of Bills receivable, Remittance of foreign currency [Remember that Indian bank do not remit foreign currency (say CHF) in Nostro account from India. All receipt in
Swiss franc (CHF) and all payment/remittances in CHF will be made through Nostro account maintained with Switzer land bank]
Cash Position (Nostro A/C): (As bank Reconciliation statement: think it as Pass book which is maintained by bank) Nostro A/C of an Indian bank/dealer maintained with Switzerland bank will affect by: Spot Purchase/Sale of foreign currency (CHF) (Forward Purchase/Sale of CHF do not affect Nostro A/C because there is no delivery of
currency as on today) -
Receipt/payment in CHF.
Note: Spot purchase/Sales of CHF affects both exchange position as well as Nostro A/C (Cash Position). However, forward purchase/sale affects only the exchange position.
Think all transaction for Indian Bank and not for Mr. S and Mr. B
2 Mr. Buyer
3 DD in CHF Import 1
5 DD
After step-3 Indian bank will reduce exchange position. After step-6 Nostro Account of Indian bank will decrease. If DD canceled due to some reason the step 6 & 5 will not applicable and Mr Buyer will get money back and Indian bank will increase Exchange position. No effect on Nostro A/C
CA. Nagendra
Page 2.19
3 B/R in CHF
After Step-3 Indian bank will increase exchange position. After Step-5 & 6, Nostro A/C of Indian bank will increase. If B/R dishonor, Indian bank will decrease exchange position and in this case there will be no effect on Nostro Account.
Today
Due date
Applicable Rate for Cancellation 1. 2. 3. 4. Cancellation at 2 month time (i.e. before due date) Cancellation at due date Cancellation after due date Automatic cancellation
Email: ca_npsah@icai.org
Page 2.20