/IRBIS, Natalya Khoroshevskaya, May 26, 04/ - For May 26 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 26, 04  May 25, 04  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar            95.99       95.21  +0.78
GBP     1    English pound sterling      246.43      244.15  +2.28
DKK     1    Danish crown                 22.18       21.98  +0.20
AED     1    Dirham of UAE                37.31       37.23  +0.08
USD     1    US dollar                   137.03      136.75  +0.28
EUR     1    EURO                        164.97      163.51  +1.46
CAD     1    Canadian dollar             100.07       99.52  +0.55
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                 16.56       16.52  +0.04
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar               465.22      464.03  +1.19
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                    3.13        3.12  +0.01
LVL     1    Latvian lat                 251.34      250.00  +1.34
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit               47.81       47.38  +0.43
MDL     1    Moldavian lei                11.53       11.49  +0.04
NOK     1    Norwegian crown              20.06       19.87  +0.19
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia         36.54       36.47  +0.07
RUB     1    Russian rouble                4.73        4.72  +0.01
 SD     1    SDR                         198.57      198.85  -0.28
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar           79.81       79.74  +0.07
TRL   1000   Turkish liras                 0.09        0.09      0
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                     0.14        0.14      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna             25.73       25.68  +0.05
SEK     1    Sweden crown                 18.09       18.00  +0.09
CHF     1    Swiss frank                 107.42      106.52  +0.90
EEK     1    Estonian crown               10.55       10.46  +0.09
KRW    100   South-Korean wons            11.64       11.62  +0.02
JPY    10    Japanese yens                12.15       12.16  -0.01
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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.

[2004-05-26]