/IRBIS, Assel Omarova, December 6, 04/ - For December 4 - 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                Dec 4, 04  Dec 3, 04  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar          100.61     101.56  -0.95
GBP     1    English pound sterling     249.99     252.37  -2.38
BYR     1    Byelorussian rouble          0.06       0.06      0
DKK     1    Danish crown                23.24      23.38  -0.14
AED     1    Dirham of UAE               35.40      35.40      0
USD     1    US dollar                  130.02     130.00  +0.02
EUR     1    EURO                       172.64     173.67  -1.03
CAD     1    Canadian dollar            109.24     109.89  -0.65
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                15.71      15.71      0
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar              441.27     441.17  +0.10
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                   3.15       3.15      0
LVL     1    Latvian lat                251.88     253.02  -1.14
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit              50.03      50.31  -0.28
MDL     1    Moldavian lei               10.50      10.48  +0.02
NOK     1    Norwegian crown             21.05      21.26  -0.21
PLN     1    Polish zloty                41.39      41.75  -0.36
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia        34.67      34.67      0
RUB     1    Russian rouble               4.66       4.64  +0.02
 SD     1    SDR                        200.24     199.88  +0.36
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar          79.15      79.65  -0.50
TRL   1000   Turkish liras                0.09       0.09      0
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                    0.12       0.12      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna            24.46      24.46      0
SEK     1    Sweden crown                19.24      19.32  -0.08
CHF     1    Swiss frank                113.13     114.21  -1.08
EEK     1    Estonian crown              11.04      11.10  -0.06
ZAP     1    South-African rand          22.36      22.77  -0.41
KRW    100   South-Korean wons           12.44      12.48  -0.04
JPY    10    Japanese yens               12.58      12.71  -0.13
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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.

[2004-12-06]