/IRBIS, Natalya Khoroshevskaya, October 8, 04/ - For October 8 of 2004 the National Bank of Kazakhstan has established the following exchange rates for accounting, customs and tax purposes:

----------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Rate for   Rate for
Code  Units  Currency                Oct 8, 04  Oct 7, 04  Trend
----  -----  ----------------------  ---------  ---------  -----
AUD     1    Australian dollar           97.29      96.83  +0.46
GBP     1    English pound sterling     238.95     239.52  -0.57
BYR     1    Byelorussian rouble          0.06       0.06      0
DKK     1    Danish crown                22.17      22.16  +0.01
AED     1    Dirham of UAE               36.54      36.54      0
USD     1    US dollar                  134.19     134.22  -0.03
EUR     1    EURO                       164.92     164.89  +0.03
CAD     1    Canadian dollar            106.58     106.24  +0.34
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                16.21      16.22  -0.01
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar              455.50     455.60  -0.10
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                   3.11       3.11      0
LVL     1    Latvian lat                247.95     247.96  -0.01
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit              47.77      47.76  +0.01
MDL     1    Moldavian lei               11.03      11.04  -0.01
NOK     1    Norwegian crown             19.94      19.93  +0.01
PLN     1    Polish zlota                38.11      38.27  -0.16
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia        35.78      35.79  -0.01
RUB     1    Russian rouble               4.59       4.59      0
 SD     1    SDR                        196.51     196.60  -0.09
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar          79.44      79.40  +0.04
TRL   1000   Turkish liras                0.09       0.09      0
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                    0.13       0.13      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna            25.27      25.24  +0.03
SEK     1    Sweden crown                18.25      18.25      0
CHF     1    Swiss frank                106.21     106.15  +0.06
EEK     1    Estonian crown              10.54      10.54      0
ZAP     1    South-African rand          20.48      20.60  -0.12
KRW    100   South-Korean wons           11.67      11.65  +0.02
JPY    10    Japanese yens               12.07      12.07      0
----------------------------------------------------------------

The shown rates are set without obligation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan to sell or purchase foreign currency at the mentioned rates.

[2004-10-08]