/IRBIS, Natalya Khoroshevskaya, May 6, 04/ - For May 6 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                May 6, 04  May 5, 04  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar          100.43      99.70  +0.73
GBP     1    English pound sterling     246.95     245.26  +1.69
DKK     1    Danish crown                22.41      22.19  +0.22
AED     1    Dirham of UAE               37.46      37.55  -0.09
USD     1    US dollar                  137.60     137.90  -0.30
EUR     1    EURO                       166.70     164.94  +1.76
CAD     1    Canadian dollar            100.31     100.65  -0.34
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                16.62      16.66  -0.04
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar              466.92     467.93  -1.01
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                   3.16       3.17  -0.01
LVL     1    Latvian lat                254.06     252.93  +1.13
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit              48.30      47.81  +0.49
MDL     1    Moldavian lei               12.92      13.52  -0.60
NOK     1    Norwegian crown             20.36      20.07  +0.29
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia        36.69      36.77  -0.08
RUB     1    Russian rouble               4.76       4.75  +0.01
 SD     1    SDR                        200.52     200.00  +0.52
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar          81.42      81.26  +0.16
TRL   1000   Turkish liras                0.10       0.09  +0.01
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                    0.14       0.14      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna            25.83      25.88  -0.05
SEK     1    Sweden crown                18.24      18.06  +0.18
CHF     1    Swiss frank                107.77     106.27  +1.50
EEK     1    Estonian crown              10.66      10.55  +0.11
KRW    100   South-Korean wons           11.79      11.79      0
JPY    10    Japanese yens               12.57      12.49  +0.08
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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.

[2004-05-06]