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CA-5.2.2

The criteria listed in Paragraph CA-5.2.1 above are only intended to be guidelines, and a bank will not automatically qualify for exemptions upon meeting them. Banks doing negligible foreign currency business, which do not take foreign exchange positions for the bank's own account, and wish to seek exemption from foreign exchange risk capital requirements, should submit an application to the Central Bank, in writing. The Central Bank will have the discretion to grant such exemptions. The Central Bank may also, at its discretion, fix a minimum capital requirement for a bank that is exempted from calculating its foreign exchange risk capital requirement, to cover the risks inherent in its foreign currency business.

October 07