AIB Group Treasury has topped the March Reuters poll for the most accurate dollar forecasts.

AIB, the only Irish institution in the top 20, came in ahead of groups such as Berlin's Bakgesellschaft, Credit Suisse First Boston, NatWest and First Union National, all of whom also made it to the top 20. AIB was only 0.52 per cent off the actual level of the dollar against sterling, the euro and the yen on March 31st, having made the prediction in February.