Swiss companies are often highly exposed to other currencies either because they import raw materials or products from third countries or they export their Swiss made products.

At the same time, international organizations based in Switzerland are financed with contributions of funds from member countries/sponsors/donors. These funds come normally from contracts established in the currency of the donor country, while their running expenses are in Swiss Francs.

If we look at the chart of cross currency pairs for the last 12 months, we see that very radical changes are occurring in the price of currencies.

How to read the chart?

If you are in importer look at the rows. Choose your local currency and compare with foreign currency.

If you are an exporter or an international organization receiving funds, check the columns, choose your local operational currency and check the foreign currency.

According to our currency risk checker and with the current market risk conditions, we can calculate the exchange risk approximately:

You would much rather invest the money in your company, f.i. to renovate your office, or integrate a new ERP system, to buy new commercial vehicles or create a new online store…wouldn’t you?

We can help you to plan your income and expenditures on international transactions more effectively!