Calyon

Slovakia

Calyon was the first foreign bank to be awarded an operating license locally, in 1993. Slovakia joined the European Union on May 1, 2004: the bank's expertise and understanding of the country have contributed to the success of their foreign investor clients.

As a wholesale bank with a full license to conduct banking activities, the bank offers a wide variety of commercial banking products and services to large international companies, joint-ventures and export oriented Slovakian companies.

The unit was merged with Calyon Czech Republic as of the 1st of July 2006 allowing a full optimisation of the support functions between the 2 countries.

Capital markets and investment banking

Currency conversions at best available market rates, hedging opportunities, deposit opportunities on money market, comments on market trends (both domestic and international), and consulting are provided through Calyon's experienced dealers. Term deposits, in local or foreign currencies, can be concluded with the bank at various maturities and at competitive rates, while providing the security of the Calyon Group.

Calyon branch in Slovakia also provides its corporate clients with M&A services.
 

Money Market

  • term deposits,
  • Treasury bonds - primary and secondary markets developed,
  • Treasury bills - primary and secondary markets developed,
  • repo,
  • interest rate swap (IRS),
  • currency interest rate swap (CIRS).


Foreign exchange

  • spot,
  • forward,
  • FX swap,
  • FX options.
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Financing

Corporate banking

Calyon provides professional, efficient and cost effective services to its customers. The bank offers access to a wide array of financial services, ranging from classical credit products such as lines of credit, in both local and foreign currencies, and overdraft facilities, to more complex financial structures arranged to meet the individual needs of the customer:

  • current and deposit accounts in SKK and foreign currencies,
  • payments and international transfers,
  • cash transactions.


Cash management and e-banking

  • international cash management,
  • cash pooling.
Optim Clic provides customers with on-line access to information about their accounts as well as an on-line operation with its resources:
  • access to most of the paying and receiving services of Calyon,
  • advanced cash management facilities,
  • classical workstation or internet,
  • network application, parallel work,
  • data shared among all users,
  • English, French & Slovakian languages available.


Structured finance
Backed by one of the largest international banking networks in the world, Calyon branch in Slovakia is ideally positioned to offer its customers a wide range of project and trade financing services:

  • transfers in local and hard currencies,
  • documentary collections,
  • pre-export financing in local and foreign currency,
  • discount of bills of exchange,
  • letters of credit:
  • Export and import letters of credit are widely used in the international trade as a mean of payment. Calyon has the capability for opening, advising, negotiating and confirming all types of letters of credit on a global basis.
  • letters of guarantee:
  • Many specific types of guarantees are offered to the bank's clients, such as individual and global custom guarantees, bid, performance and money retention bonds, payment guarantees, advance payment guarantees, etc.
  • export finance and pre-finance: buyer's credit, multisourced export finance, co-financing with multilateral institutions, pre-export finance, international bonds (bid bonds, advance payment bonds, performance bonds),
  • structured trade financing: Calyon a.s. is an expert in structuring and negotiating trade financing, utilising available facilities by local and foreign export credit agencies.
     
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International Support to Middle Market Clients Network

Located in Vienna, the offices of Crédit Agricole's International Support to Middle market clients network (ISM) assist Crédit Agricole's mid-cap corporate customers in their international operations, by providing a thorough knowledge of the local environment as well as by securing access to a wide spectrum of banking services abroad.
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Contacts

Telephone extensions
Commercial Department: (+421-2) 59262114
Treasury: (+421-2) 59262200
CSU: (+421-2) 59262241
Hot-line 
Optim CLIC: (+421-2) 59262231

Faxes
Head Office: (+421-2) 59262119
Commercial Department: (+421-2) 59262119
Treasury: (+421-2) 59262918
CSU: (+421-2) 59262248
Hot-line 
Optim CLIC: (+421-2) 59262231

Swift: CRLYSKBX
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