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<div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">I have both US contacts at Citi and HSBC if an intro would be helpful.
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:bold">From:
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:scott@doc.net.au">Scott Howard</a></span><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">ý8/ý9/ý2015 8:36 PM</span><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:mpalmer@hezmatt.org">Matt Palmer</a></span><br>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; font-weight:bold">Subject:
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Re: [AusNOG] Transacting in USD</span><br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 5:22 PM, Matt Palmer <span dir="ltr">
<<a href="mailto:mpalmer@hezmatt.org" target="_blank">mpalmer@hezmatt.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Pretty much any (big) local bank should be willing to give you a<br>
USD-denominated account -- the two that I've seen asked about it have both<br>
been willing. The fees will be eye-watering (because they can), and you'll<br>
still be paying the stupid international wire fees, but to save currency<br>
risk, they're quite handy.<br>
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<div>International banks may be a better option. I have accounts with Citibank in the US (USD) and Australia (both AUD and USD). Transfers between the two countries are free, with an excellent exchange rate if transferring currency.</div>
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<div>However I'm not sure how easy getting a US account setup would be if you don't have a legal presence in the US (I'm a US resident, so it was easy)</div>
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<div> Scott</div>
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