/IRBIS, December 8, 03/ - For December 6 - 8 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                Dec 6, 03  Dec 5, 03  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar          106.87     107.08  -0.21
GBP     1    English pound sterling     250.57     251.07  -0.51
DKK     1    Danish crown                23.61      23.61      0
AED     1    Dirham of UAE               39.63      39.63      0
USD     1    US dollar                  145.56     145.55  +0.01
EUR     1    EURO                       175.63     175.62  +0.01
CAD     1    Canadian dollar            111.06     111.59  -0.53
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                17.59      17.58      0
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar              494.13     494.04  +0.08
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                   3.32       3.31      0
LVL     1    Latvian lat                267.38     267.51  -0.13
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit              50.89      50.88  +0.01
MDL     1    Moldavian lei               11.04      11.03      0
NOK     1    Norwegian crown             21.74      21.67  +0.07
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia        38.81      38.81      0
RUR     1    Russian rouble               4.91       4.90  +0.01
 SD     1    SDR                        211.74     212.12  -0.38
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar          84.70      84.81  -0.11
TRL   1000   Turkish liras                0.10       0.10      0
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                    0.15       0.15      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna            27.27      26.83  +0.44
SEK     1    Sweden crown                19.58      19.58      0
CHF     1    Swiss frank                112.83     112.79  +0.04
EEK     1    Estonian crown              11.23      11.23      0
KRW    100   South-Korean wons           12.22      12.22      0
JPY    10    Japanese yens               13.44      13.46  -0.02
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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.

[2003-12-08]