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Currency exchanges run out of Swiss francs following anti-spread law

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John Beauchamp 31.08.2011 12:50
Media reports that the majority of currency exchanges in Poland have run out of Swiss francs as a result of a new law which allows mortgage holders to make outstanding payments in the currency the loan was taken out in.

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The anti-spread bill, which was passed at the beginning of August, comes as some relief for Poland’s 700,000 borrowers who took out mortgages in Swiss francs.

The Swiss franc was a popular currency for mortgage loans before the financial crisis, when an additionally strong zloty made for a conversion rate of around 2 zloty to one franc near the end of 2008.

According to the free Metro daily, the lack of francs in Polish bureaux de change is a rumour that the Swiss central bank is to raise interest rates, which has caused the currency to slump, landing in at 3.5 zloty to the franc on Tuesday. (jb)

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