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Current interest rates
CDH Investment Bank wishes to advise its valued customers and all stakeholders that the reference rate for October 2026 has been revised from 21.20% to 21.40%.
For more information please contact:
customercare@cdh-malawi.com
info@cdh-malawi.com
The rate is effective Monday, 5th October 2026
| Savings | ||
| Prime Investors | 9.50% | Balances above K500,000 |
| Smart Investors | 8.00% | Balances above K100,000 |
| Call Accounts | ||
| 7 day call | 6.00% | |
| 30 day call | 7.00% | |
| Fixed Deposits | ||
| 1 month | 8.00% | |
| 2 months | 8.50% | |
| 3 months | 9.00% | |
| 6 months | Negotiable | |
| Current Account | ||
| Accounts below K50m | 0.25% | |
| Balances above K50m | 0.25% | |
| Foreign Currency Account | ||
| Foreign currency account | 0.10% | |
| Other | ||
| Landing rate | Contact account relationship | |
| Malawi reference rate | Manager for current rate | |
| Date: | Monday, 11 March 2026 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | Spot Buying | Spot Selling | TT Buy | TT Sell | TT Middle | Cash Buy | Cash Mid | Cash Sell |
| USD | 1 | 1 | 1716.6667 | 1751 | 1733.8334 | 1810.5 | 1837.6575 | 1864.815 |
| GBP | 1.3446 | 1.3453 | 2382.6157 | 2426.2889 | 2404.4523 | 2508.7356 | 2520.2462 | 2557.4912 |
| ZAR | 16.2455 | 16.2607 | 108.9079 | 111.0172 | 109.9625 | 114.7896 | 115.0812 | 116.782 |
| EUR | 1.1634 | 1.1637 | 2060.99 | 2098.7679 | 2079.879 | 2170.0852 | 2194.4975 | 2226.9285 |
| AUD | 0.7171 | 0.7172 | 1234.2962 | 1255.6421 | 1244.9691 | |||
| AED | 3.6718 | 3.6733 | 468.7709 | 476.8778 | 472.8244 | |||
| BWP | 0.071 | 0.072 | 122.2075 | 124.321 | 123.2643 | |||
| CNY | 6.864 | 6.8643 | 250.7624 | 255.0991 | 252.9307 | |||
| CAD | 1.3559 | 1.3563 | 1269.4395 | 1291.3932 | 1280.4163 | |||
| CHF | 0.7771 | 0.7772 | 2214.944 | 2253.2493 | 2234.0966 | |||
| DKK | 6.4216 | 6.4228 | 268.038 | 272.6735 | 270.3558 | |||
| HKD | 7.8265 | 7.8268 | 219.9237 | 223.7271 | 221.8254 | |||
| INR | 91.9110 | 91.9210 | 18.7272 | 19.0510 | 18.8891 | |||
| JPY | 158.1400 | 158.1800 | 10.8842 | 11.0725 | 10.9784 | |||
| KES | 129.2000 | 129.4000 | 13.3222 | 13.5526 | 13.4374 | |||
| MYR | 3.9220 | 3.9300 | 438.8661 | 446.4559 | 442.6610 | |||
| MZN | 63.2400 | 63.9400 | 27.2175 | 27.6882 | 27.4528 | |||
| NZD | 0.5943 | 0.5944 | 1022.9288 | 1040.6193 | 1031.7740 | |||
| ZMK | 19.3070 | 19.9690 | 89.1507 | 90.6925 | 89.9216 | |||
| NOK | 9.6132 | 9.6286 | 179.0489 | 182.1454 | 180.5971 | |||
Indicative Foreign Exchange Rates – Monday, 12 October 2026
| Currency | Spot Buying | Spot Selling | Telegraphic Transfer (TT) | Cash | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT Buy | TT Sell | TT Middle | Cash Buy | Cash Mid | Cash Sell | |||
| USD | 1 | 1 | 1716.6667 | 1751 | 1733.8334 | 1810.5 | 1837.6575 | 1864.815 |
| GBP | 1.3249 | 1.325 | 2346.6631 | 2389.6773 | 2368.1702 | 2470.8799 | 2507.9431 | 2545.0063 |
| ZAR | 16.5089 | 16.5127 | 107.1702 | 109.2459 | 108.2081 | 112.9582 | 114.6525 | 116.3469 |
| EUR | 1.1201 | 1.1203 | 1984.1258 | 2020.4947 | 2002.3102 | 2089.1522 | 2120.4895 | 2151.8268 |
| AUD | 0.6979 | 0.698 | 1201.2485 | 1222.0229 | 1211.6357 | |||
| AED | 3.6727 | 3.6729 | 468.656 | 476.761 | 472.7085 | |||
| BWP | 0.0695 | 0.0725 | 119.6257 | 121.6945 | 120.6601 | |||
| CNY | 6.6925 | 6.6933 | 257.1883 | 261.6362 | 259.4123 | |||
| CAD | 1.4249 | 1.4254 | 1207.9676 | 1228.8582 | 1218.4129 | |||
| CHF | 0.8304 | 0.8309 | 2072.7758 | 2108.6224 | 2090.6991 | |||
| DKK | 6.6724 | 6.6734 | 257.9631 | 262.4243 | 260.1937 | |||
| HKD | 7.8475 | 7.8478 | 219.3352 | 223.1284 | 221.2318 | |||
| INR | 95.765 | 95.775 | 17.9735 | 18.2843 | 18.1289 | |||
| JPY | 158.31 | 158.34 | 10.8725 | 11.0606 | 10.9666 | |||
| KES | 129.65 | 129.85 | 13.276 | 13.5056 | 13.3908 | |||
| MYR | 4.082 | 4.087 | 421.6641 | 428.9564 | 425.3103 | |||
| MZN | 63.25 | 63.95 | 27.2132 | 27.6838 | 27.4485 | |||
| NZD | 0.5606 | 0.5607 | 964.9232 | 981.6106 | 973.2669 | |||
| ZMK | 19.9 | 19.95 | 86.4941 | 87.9899 | 87.242 | |||
| NOK | 9.5502 | 9.5646 | 180.23 | 183.3469 | 181.7885 | |||
Notice of changes on applicable VAT rates and introduction of a new money transfer levy
CDH Investment Bank wishes to inform its valued customers and all stakeholders of the introduction of a 0.05% levy on electronic money transactions, and the adjustment of the value added tax (VAT) rate from the 16.5% to 17.5% on all transactions that attract value added tax
The effective date is May 2026
For more information please contact:
customercare@cdh-malawi.com
info@cdh-malawi.com
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