/IRBIS, Assel Omarova, December 20, 04/ - For December 16 - 20 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 16, 04  Dec 15, 04  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar            98.58       98.83  -0.25
GBP     1    English pound sterling      250.70      250.08  +0.62
BYR     1    Byelorussian rouble           0.06        0.06      0
DKK     1    Danish crown                 23.30       23.30      0
AED     1    Dirham of UAE                35.40       35.41  -0.01
USD     1    US dollar                   130.03      130.04  -0.01
EUR     1    EURO                        173.17      173.07  +0.10
CAD     1    Canadian dollar             105.33      106.02  -0.69
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                 15.71       15.71      0
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar               441.26      441.34  -0.08
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                    3.18        3.18      0
LVL     1    Latvian lat                 251.75      251.72  +0.03
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit               50.16       50.14  +0.02
MDL     1    Moldavian lei                10.53       10.53      0
NOK     1    Norwegian crown              21.02       21.12  -0.10
PLN     1    Polish zloty                 41.50       41.32  +0.18
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia         34.68       34.68      0
RUB     1    Russian rouble                4.66        4.65  +0.01
 SD     1    SDR                         199.51      198.97  +0.54
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar           78.96       79.03  -0.07
TRL   1000   Turkish liras                 0.09        0.09      0
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                     0.12        0.12      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna             24.46       24.47  -0.01
SEK     1    Sweden crown                 19.31       19.41  -0.10
CHF     1    Swiss frank                 113.04      112.67  +0.37
EEK     1    Estonian crown               11.07       11.07      0
ZAP     1    South-African rand           22.74       22.72  +0.02
KRW    100   South-Korean wons            12.26       12.29  -0.03
JPY    10    Japanese yens                12.39       12.40  -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.

[2004-12-20]