/IRBIS, Natalya Khoroshevskaya, April 1, 04/ - For April 1 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                Apr 1, 04  Mar 31, 04  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar          105.55      104.28  +1.27
GBP     1    English pound sterling     255.01      253.11  +1.90
DKK     1    Danish crown                22.85       22.77  +0.08
AED     1    Dirham of UAE               37.82       37.81  +0.01
USD     1    US dollar                  138.93      138.88  +0.05
EUR     1    EURO                       170.06      169.45  +0.61
CAD     1    Canadian dollar            106.77      106.17  +0.60
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                16.78       16.78      0
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar              471.36      471.21  +0.15
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                   3.21        3.21      0
LVL     1    Latvian lat                259.97      258.77  +1.20
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit              49.27       49.10  +0.17
MDL     1    Moldavian lei               11.71       11.77  -0.06
NOK     1    Norwegian crown             20.20       20.13  +0.07
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia        37.05       37.03  +0.02
RUB     1    Russian rouble               4.87        4.87      0
 SD     1    SDR                        204.94      204.23  +0.71
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar          82.92       82.49  +0.43
TRL   1000   Turkish liras                0.11        0.11      0
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                    0.14        0.14      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna            26.05       26.05      0
SEK     1    Sweden crown                18.38       18.30  +0.08
CHF     1    Swiss frank                109.08      108.57  +0.51
EEK     1    Estonian crown              10.87       10.83  +0.04
KRW    100   South-Korean wons           12.12       12.04  +0.08
JPY    10    Japanese yens               13.38       13.15  +0.23
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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.

[2004-04-01]