/IRBIS, Natalya Khoroshevskaya, January 22, 04/ - For January 22 of 2004 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                Jan 22, 04  Jan 21, 04  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar           108.19      107.10  +1.09
GBP     1    English pound sterling      255.83      252.59  +3.24
DKK     1    Danish crown                 23.76       23.56  +0.20
AED     1    Dirham of UAE                38.06       38.25  -0.19
USD     1    US dollar                   139.80      140.50  -0.70
EUR     1    EURO                        176.92      175.41  +1.51
CAD     1    Canadian dollar             108.50      108.46  +0.04
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                 16.89       16.97  -0.08
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar               474.45      476.95  -2.50
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                    3.20        3.21  -0.01
LVL     1    Latvian lat                 263.23      262.76  +0.47
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit               51.27       50.83  +0.44
MDL     1    Moldavian lei                10.92       10.98  -0.06
NOK     1    Norwegian crown              20.42       20.38  +0.04
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia         37.28       37.47  -0.19
RUR     1    Russian rouble                4.86        4.88  -0.02
 SD     1    SDR                         207.34      208.73  -1.39
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar           82.17       82.20  -0.03
TRL   1000   Turkish liras                 0.11        0.10      0
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                     0.14        0.14      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna             26.20       26.33  -0.13
SEK     1    Sweden crown                 19.28       19.16  +0.12
CHF     1    Swiss frank                 112.71      111.61  +1.10
EEK     1    Estonian crown               11.31       11.22  +0.09
KRW    100   South-Korean wons            11.77       11.83  -0.06
JPY    10    Japanese yens                13.10       13.12  -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.

[2004-01-22]