/IRBIS, Assel Omarova, February 19, 04/ - For February 19 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                Feb 19, 04  Feb 18, 04  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar           111.05      110.73  +0.32
GBP     1    English pound sterling      265.40      263.91  +1.49
DKK     1    Danish crown                 24.05       23.97  +0.08
AED     1    Dirham of UAE                37.84       37.84      0
USD     1    US dollar                   138.97      139.00  -0.03
EUR     1    EURO                        179.17      178.53  +0.64
CAD     1    Canadian dollar             106.07      106.03  +0.04
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                 16.79       16.79      0
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar               471.79      471.75  +0.04
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                    3.20        3.20      0
LVL     1    Latvian lat                 265.36      264.86  +0.50
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit               51.90       51.73  +0.17
MDL     1    Moldavian lei                11.12       11.08  +0.04
NOK     1    Norwegian crown              20.41       20.30  +0.11
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia         37.06       37.07  -0.01
RUR     1    Russian rouble                4.88        4.88      0
 SD     1    SDR                         210.08      209.67  +0.41
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar           83.05       83.04  +0.01
TRL   1000   Turkish liras                 0.11        0.11      0
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                     0.14        0.14      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna             25.47       26.05  -0.58
SEK     1    Sweden crown                 19.49       19.44  +0.05
CHF     1    Swiss frank                 113.84      113.51  +0.33
EEK     1    Estonian crown               11.46       11.42  +0.04
KRW    100   South-Korean wons            12.06       12.00  +0.06
JPY    10    Japanese yens                13.15       13.17  -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.

[2004-02-19]