Bank of Zambia Circular 15/2015 on Provision of Foreign Exchange Market Data

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Bank Of Zambia
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR - OPERATIONS

BOZ/EXE/DGO/fmkts/bp

September 25, 2015

CB Circular No. : 15/2015

To : All Heads of Commercial Banks

PROVISION OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET DATA

The above subject matter refers.

All commercial banks are hereby advised that they are required to submit to the Bank of Zambia the following information with immediate effect:

(i) All confirmed and unconfirmed foreign exchange transactions of US$100,000.00 and above;

(ii) All pipeline deals, i.e. customer enquiries and orders of US $100,000.00 and above.

This information should be completed in the attached template and submitted daily to the Bank of Zambia through email address, fmkreturns@boz.zm at the time intervals of 09:00 hours, 12:00 hours and 15:00 hours. This information must include transactions with foreign banks.

Please note that Commercial Banks are required to continue submitting the foreign exchange returns and schedules by 09:00 hours on the following business day.

Yours sincerely,

[Signature]

Bwalya K. E. Ng’andu (Dr)
DEPUTY GOVERNOR – OPERATIONS

Cc Governor
Director – Financial Markets
Director – Bank Supervision

Bank Square, Cairo Road P.O. Box 30080, Lusaka, Zambia Tel: 260-211-226844, 228888 Fax:260-211-237070 E-mail:dgo@boz.zm Web: http://www.boz.zm

FX INTRA DAY RETURN

DATE:
TIME:
BANK NAME:

TRANSACTIONS OF US$0.1 MILLION AND ABOVE

#	Counterparty Name	Type of transaction	Currency against ZMW	State of Transaction	Amount Ordered	Amount Dealt	Residual Amount	Exchange rate	Tenor (If Forward)
		Spot Sale		Filled	2,000,000.00	500,000.00	1,500,000.00
		Spot Purchase		Unfilled			0
		Spot Sale		Partially filled			0
		Forward Sale					0
		Forward Purchase					0
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