FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Tracey Lopes
Ruesch International
tracey.lopes@ruesch.com
1 (800) 252-4685


Ruesch International Expands Slate of Currency Offerings

Washington, DC—January 12, 2006—Ruesch International, a leading provider of international payment services headquartered in Washington, DC is pleased to announce that effective immediately, the company will add its first round of new currencies to its list of available currencies, bringing the total number offered to 51. The additional currencies will allow Ruesch to service clients or prospects requiring outgoing EFTs for their business conducted in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Asia.

Users will also be able to select these currencies for the following MarketLink elements: RueschRates, Currency Tracker, Payment Planner, and Currency Graph.

The new currencies are: Dinar (Bahrain), Pula (Botswana), Kroon (Estonia), Rupiah (Indonesia), Dinar (Jordan), Shilling (Kenya), Won (South Korea), Dinar (Kuwait), Litas (Lithuania), Lats (Latvia), Rial (Oman), Peso (Philippines), Rupee (Pakistan), Rial (Qatar), and the Rouble (Russian Federation).

For the complete list of currencies available, please click here.

About Ruesch International
Ruesch International is a leading global financial institution specializing in international business-to-business payment products and solutions. The corporation has full-service corporate foreign exchange operations in Australia , Switzerland , the Czech Republic, the United States, and the United Kingdom that have served more than 35,000 corporate clients. Each year, Ruesch's international payment consultants develop risk management strategies and global payment solutions that help clients manage nearly $30 billion in payment transactions worldwide. For more information, visit www.ruesch.com. Ruesch International is principally owned by the private equity firm of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.

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