Payment currencies
- We hold US dollar, Sterling and Euro currency accounts.
- Like most clients, we also prefer to keep our banking costs to a
minimum. As a general rule, in descending order of
preference for both parties,
- pay first by USD/GBP/EUR bank transfer,
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second by cheque,
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Visa, Master Card or American Express,
- any other non-USD/GBP/EUR
bank transfer.
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Exchange rates where applicable are
determined on date of payment. The "Olsen
and Associates" "interbank rate" is
generally applied. Be aware that small exchange rate variations
can occur particularly when converting from weaker currencies to US
dollars or Sterling. [...go to the Currency
Conversion tool for current and historical guideline rates...]
Payment methods
- US dollar, Sterling or Euro Cheque: if you're a UK,
European or US resident [...get the cheque remittance form - Acrobat-91KB, Word-48KB]
- Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard or American Express): you can pay by credit
card irrespective of your residence status or account currency.
[...get the instruction form - Acrobat-92KB, Word-52KB]
- Bank Transfer: if you'd prefer to arrange a bank transfer
[...your consultant will advise our bank details, then get the bank transfer advice -
Acrobat-93KB, Word-49KB]
- We accept cash and traveller's cheques with great reluctance and
only in our regional offices. Bear in mind that Sales Tax and VAT regulations in Africa vary from
country to country and in some cases add to the cost of your bill if
paid in cash (eg.
since 1998, an additional 17.5% Sales Tax became due if you paid on arrival in
Zimbabwe; from June 2002, 10% VAT affected all trips in Botswana;
others could follow suit....)
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Payments