/IRBIS, Natalya Khoroshevskaya, May 16, 06/ - For May 16 of 2006 the National Bank of Kazakhstan has established following rates of tenge to foreign currencies:

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                                       Rate for    Rate for
Code  Units  Currency                May 16, 06  May 13, 06  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar            92.21       94.50  -2.29
GBP     1    English pound sterling      228.11      230.29  -2.18
BYR     1    Byelorussian rouble           0.06        0.06      0
DKK     1    Danish crown                 20.85       21.06  -0.21
AED     1    Dirham of UAE                32.95       33.15  -0.20
USD     1    US dollar                   121.00      121.75  -0.75
EUR     1    EURO                        155.42      156.98  -1.56
CAD     1    Canadian dollar             108.49      110.47  -1.98
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                 15.13       15.21  -0.08
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar               418.47      421.05  -2.58
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                    2.97        2.99  -0.02
LVL     1    Latvian lat                 223.33      225.67  -2.34
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit               45.03       45.47  -0.44
MDL     1    Moldavian lei                 9.31        9.38  -0.07
NOK     1    Norwegian crown              19.99       20.23  -0.24
PLN     1    Polish zloty                 39.55       40.58  -1.03
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia         32.28       32.48  -0.20
RUB     1    Russian rouble                4.49        4.52  -0.03
 SD     1    SDR                         181.62      181.06  +0.56
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar           76.76       77.96  -1.20
TRY     1    Turkish lira                 83.51       87.50  -3.99
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                     0.10        0.10      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna             24.09       24.21  -0.12
SEK     1    Sweden crown                 16.52       16.77  -0.25
CHF     1    Swiss frank                 100.22      101.13  -0.91
EEK     1    Estonian crown                9.94       10.04  -0.10
ZAP     1    South-African rand           18.86       19.88  -1.02
KRW    100   South-Korean wons            12.83       13.06  -0.23
JPY    10    Japanese yens                10.98       11.10  -0.12
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The rates shown are set without obligation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan to sell or purchase foreign currency at the mentioned rates.

[2006-05-16]