Which among the following is opened in Foreign Currency Only?
Which among the following is opened in Foreign Currency Only?
[A]NRO Account
[B]NR(E)RA Account
[C]FCNR Account
[D]None of them
FCNR Account
Foreign Currency Non-Resident Account Bank or FCNR (B) was first introduced in 1993. While NRERA Account is a rupee account and the depositor is exposed to the Currency rates risk; FCNR is opened in foreign currency only. Currently, FCNR Account can be opened in six designated currencies viz. US Dollar (USD), Great Britain Pound (GBP), Euro (EUR), Japanese Yen (JPY), Canadian Dollar (CAD) and Australian Dollar (AUD).