Dear Customers,

With regard to the annual closing, we would like to inform you about changes in the cut-off times for submitting and processing local and foreign currency payments.

In regard with the normal closing of the last working day for the year, when planning your business engagements, please, bear in mind that on  30.12.2014 (Thursday) the bank offices will service customers from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM.

Submitting and processing foreign currency payments

• Spot value date 29.12.2014 shall be applied to payments, submitted on 22.12.2014
• For payments in JPY - spot value 30.12.2014
• Spot value date 30.12.2014 shall be applied to payments, submitted on 23.12. 2014
• Spot value date 05.01.2015 shall be applied to payments, submitted on 29.12. 2014
• For payments in RUB - spot value 12.01.2015
• Spot value date 06.01.2015 shall be applied to payments, submitted on 30.12.2014
• For payments in RUB - spot value 13.01.2015

Cut-off time on 30.12.2014 for submitting foreign currency payment orders:

• On paper - 12:00 PM
• For receiving electronic ones – 12:30 PM

Submitting and processing local currency payments

• Cut-off time for submitting payment orders on paper for execution through BISERA and RINGS, value date 30.12.2014 – 11:00 AM
• Cut-off time for electronically ordered payments for execution through BISERA, value date 30.12.2014 – 13:30 PM
• Cut-off time for electronically ordered payments for execution through RINGS, value date 30.12.2014 – 14:30 PM
• Intrabank payment orders on paper need to be submitted until 11:00 AM for execution on the same working day
• Electronically ordered payments for execution on the same working day need to be received until 13:30 PM

Payments, ordered after the above indicated cut-off times will be executed on 5.01.2015.

Kind regards,

Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria EAD