/IRBIS, July 17, 03/ - For July 18 of 2003 the National Bank of Kazakhstan has established the following exchange rates for accounting, customs and tax purposes:

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                                        Rate for     Rate for
Code  Units  Currency                July 18, 03  July 17, 03  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar             96.19        95.34  +0.85
GBP     1    English pound sterling       234.12       232.50  +1.62
DKK     1    Danish crown                  22.18        21.92  +0.26
AED     1    Dikhram of UAE                39.95        39.86  +0.09
USD     1    US dollar                    146.72       146.38  +0.34
EUR     1    EURO                         164.85       162.85  +2.00
CAD     1    Canadian dollar              105.73       104.95  +0.78
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                  17.73        17.69  +0.04
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar                488.50       486.78  +1.72
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                     3.49         3.48  +0.01
LVL     1    Latvian lat                  256.37       254.80  +1.57
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit                47.79        47.20  +0.59
MDL     1    Moldavian lei                 10.51        10.49  +0.02
NOK     1    Norwegian crown               19.76        19.54  +0.22
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia          39.13        39.03  +0.10
RUR     1    Russian rouble                 4.81         4.80  +0.01
 SD     1    SDR                          203.28       204.53  -1.25
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar            83.43        83.10  +0.33
TRL   1000   Turkish liras                  0.11         0.11      0
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                      0.15         0.15      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna              27.51        27.43  +0.08
SEK     1    Sweden crown                  17.94        17.83  +0.11
CHF     1    Swiss frank                  107.34       105.20  +2.14
EEK     1    Estonian crown                10.54        10.41  +0.13
KRW    100   South-Korean wons             12.46        12.44  +0.02
JPY    10    Japanese yens                 12.41        12.37  +0.04
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The shown rates are set without obligation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan to sell or purchase foreign currency at the mentioned rates.

[2003-07-17]