Forex Operations
At least, some customers of every Bank deal in foreign exchange. Some of
them would need to buy foreign exchange to meet their import
requirements while others would require to sell foreign exchange earned
through export of good and services. The Bank acts as intermediary for
both. But in the process, the Bank exposes itself to the risk of landing
with idle foreign exchange. To avoid this, Bank runs foreign exchange
treasury operations. The Bank goes for spot selling/buying with forward
cover operations to match its foreign exchange holdings. Bank also has
to comply with all the requirements stipulated by Reserve Bank of
India/Ministry of Finance in respect of holding/dealing in foreign
exchange.