Foreign currency savings account

Foreign currency savings account

Foreign currency savings accounts (FX accounts) are intended for customers who wish to receive interest on their funds in foreign currencies. The accounts are suited to customers engaged in FX business transactions and who can tolerate currency risk.

  • No fixed term or fixed term of 3 or 6 months
  • Non-indexed
  • Interest by currency
  • Interest paid annually

Term of deposit

Fixed-term accounts generally carry higher interest rates than accounts with no restriction period. Deposits on fixed-term savings accounts are restricted for a certain period. Deposits become redeemable for a period of one month after the agreed fixed term and are then fixed again for the agreed term.

Unrestricted accounts
Funds always available for withdrawal
Fixed-term accounts
Funds restricted for 3 or 6 months

Interest depends on currency and term of restriction

TAccount type Unrestricted 3-month fixed term 6-month fixed term
USD %interest55% %interest56% %interest57%
GBP %interest58% %interest59% %interest60%
CAD %interest61% %interest62% %interest63%
DKK %interest64% %interest65% %interest66%
NOK %interest67% %interest68% %interest69%
SEK %interest70% %interest71% %interest72%
CHF %interest73% %interest74% %interest75%
JPY %interest76% %interest77% %interest78%
EUR %interest79% %interest80% %interest81%

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