Before I conclude, let me share some information on our participation in the CLS system. In 2004, when we joined the system, two of our banks, namely Absa and Standard Bank, became settlement members. These banks had obtained direct access to the CLS system in terms of submitting their foreign-exchange trades.
Absa has, however, since become a member of the Barclays Group and its membership has thus been terminated. It is now a submitting branch of Barclays in the CLS system. At the time, we had six Rand Nostro service providers, namely Absa, Calyon, CITI, FirstRand Bank, Nedbank, and Standard Bank.