/IRBIS, Natalya Khoroshevskaya, December 29, 04/ - For December 29 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 29, 04  Dec 28, 04  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar           101.43      100.23  +1.20
GBP     1    English pound sterling      251.76      250.17  +1.59
BYR     1    Byelorussian rouble           0.06        0.06      0
DKK     1    Danish crown                 23.80       23.64  +0.16
AED     1    Dirham of UAE                35.40       35.40      0
USD     1    US dollar                   130.00      130.00      0
EUR     1    EURO                        177.07      175.81  +1.26
CAD     1    Canadian dollar             106.84      105.93  +0.91
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                 15.71       15.71      0
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar               441.28      441.26  +0.02
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                    3.12        3.12      0
LVL     1    Latvian lat                 254.75      253.61  +1.14
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit               51.30       50.95  +0.35
MDL     1    Moldavian lei                10.52       10.52      0
NOK     1    Norwegian crown              21.42       21.23  +0.19
PLN     1    Polish zloty                 43.72       43.14  +0.58
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia         34.67       34.67      0
RUB     1    Russian rouble                4.68        4.68      0
 SD     1    SDR                         201.75      200.35  +1.40
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar           79.59       79.30  +0.29
TRL   1000   Turkish liras                 0.10        0.10      0
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                     0.12        0.12      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna             24.46       24.47  -0.01
SEK     1    Sweden crown                 19.65       19.48  +0.17
CHF     1    Swiss frank                 114.65      113.78  +0.87
EEK     1    Estonian crown               11.32       11.24  +0.08
ZAP     1    South-African rand           23.17       23.15  +0.02
KRW    100   South-Korean wons            12.47       12.42  +0.05
JPY    10    Japanese yens                12.62       12.53  +0.09
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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.

[2004-12-29]