Friday, October 26, 2012

Lesson-5 on Foreign Exchange


Question: Who can open Convertible Taka Account ?
Answer:
Ø    Foreign Nationals
Ø    Foreign organizations
Ø    Diplomatic Missions
Ø    UN organization
Ø    Non-profit international bodies
Ø    Foreign contractor and consultants engaged for specific project under the Govt. or semi Govt. agencies
Ø    Expatriate employees of the above noted missions/organization that are resident in Bangladesh
Ø    Foreign airlines and shipping lines operating in Bangladesh

Question: What is the rate of interest in Convertible Taka Account?
Answer:
This account is considered as demand deposit account. But AD may allow interest as applicable for STD Account.

Question: What are the different use of fund in Convertible Taka Account ?
Answer:
Ø    For FC payment in abroad
Ø    For local expenses
Ø    For transfer to another F/C account
Ø    For Transfer to another convertible Taka account
Ø    For Transfer to another non-convertible Taka Account

Question: What is the use of balance of Non-convertible Taka Account ?
Answer :
The balance of Non-convertible Taka account can only used for local expenses.

Question: What is the rate of interest in Non-Convertible Taka account ?
Answer. This Account considers as a demand deposit. But AD may allow interest as applicable for STD A/C.

Question. Who can open the Non-Resident Investor’s Taka Account (NITA) ?
Answer:
Ø    Bangladesh Nationals residing abroad(including dual nationality)
Ø    Foreign nationals residing abroad or in Bangladesh
Ø    Foreign firms registered abroad and operating in Bangladesh or abroad
All the above concerns may open a NITA for buy Bangladesh shares & Securities. NITA may be operated by the nominee. All transaction for buying and selling should be done through a member/registered broker of stock exchange.

Question: What are the different utilization of fund in Non-Resident Investor’s Taka Account (NITA)?
Answer:
Ø    AD can freely transfer any amount any where of the world by FTT, FDD etc. as per request of the account holder from the NITA by converting in FC
Ø    Incidental expenses related to sales and purchases of shares/securities 
Ø    Account operational expenses

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