/IRBIS, Assel Omarova, December 22, 04/ - For December 22 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 22, 04  Dec 21, 04  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar            99.36       99.39  -0.03
GBP     1    English pound sterling      251.86      253.05  -1.19
BYR     1    Byelorussian rouble           0.06        0.06      0
DKK     1    Danish crown                 23.37       23.36  +0.01
AED     1    Dirham of UAE                35.40       35.40      0
USD     1    US dollar                   130.00      130.00      0
EUR     1    EURO                        173.65      173.59  +0.06
CAD     1    Canadian dollar             106.06      106.06      0
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                 15.71       15.71      0
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar               441.26      441.07  +0.19
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                    3.15        3.15      0
LVL     1    Latvian lat                 252.57      252.72  -0.15
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit               50.31       50.29  +0.02
MDL     1    Moldavian lei                10.52       10.52      0
NOK     1    Norwegian crown              21.05       21.12  -0.07
PLN     1    Polish zloty                 42.22       42.05  +0.17
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia         34.67       34.67      0
RUB     1    Russian rouble                4.66        4.66      0
 SD     1    SDR                         200.08      199.36  +0.72
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar           79.17       78.97  +0.20
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                 19.38       19.36  +0.02
CHF     1    Swiss frank                 112.80      112.97  -0.17
EEK     1    Estonian crown               11.10       11.10      0
ZAP     1    South-African rand           22.81       22.71  +0.10
KRW    100   South-Korean wons            12.32       12.29  +0.03
JPY    10    Japanese yens                12.46       12.47  -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.

[2004-12-22]