/IRBIS, Ranida Gabdeyeva, August 17, 04/ - For August 17 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                Aug 17, 04  Aug 14, 04  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar            96.96       95.45  +1.51
GBP     1    English pound sterling      249.06      245.06  +4.00
DKK     1    Danish crown                 22.47       22.15  +0.32
AED     1    Dirham of UAE                36.85       36.79  +0.05
USD     1    US dollar                   135.33      135.14  +0.19
EUR     1    EURO                        167.06      164.63  +2.44
CAD     1    Canadian dollar             103.30      101.59  +1.71
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                 16.35       16.33  +0.02
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar               459.21      458.55  +0.66
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                    3.23        3.20  +0.03
LVL     1    Latvian lat                 251.92      249.66  +2.26
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit               48.40       47.71  +0.70
MDL     1    Moldavian lei                11.38       11.37  +0.02
NOK     1    Norwegian crown              20.18       19.86  +0.32
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia         36.09       36.04  +0.05
RUB     1    Russian rouble                4.63        4.62  +0.01
 SD     1    SDR                         198.09      198.55  -0.46
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar           78.81       78.50  +0.31
TRL   1000   Turkish liras                 0.09        0.09      0
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                     0.13        0.13      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna             25.49       25.41  +0.07
SEK     1    Sweden crown                 18.11       17.88  +0.23
CHF     1    Swiss frank                 108.96      107.24  +1.72
EEK     1    Estonian crown               10.68       10.53  +0.15
KRW    100   South-Korean wons            11.68       11.63  +0.05
JPY    10    Japanese yens                12.21       12.24  -0.03
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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.

[2004-08-17]