/IRBIS, Natalya Khoroshevskaya, January 25, 05/ - For January 25 of 2005 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                Jan 25, 05  Jan 22, 05  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar           100.29       99.35  +0.94
GBP     1    English pound sterling      245.03      243.52  +1.51
BYR     1    Byelorussian rouble           0.06        0.06      0
DKK     1    Danish crown                 22.89       22.72  +0.17
AED     1    Dirham of UAE                35.43       35.42  +0.01
USD     1    US dollar                   130.13      130.07  +0.06
EUR     1    EURO                        170.29      168.96  +1.33
CAD     1    Canadian dollar             106.79      105.95  +0.84
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                 15.72       15.72      0
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar               445.71      445.58  +0.13
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                    3.13        3.13      0
LVL     1    Latvian lat                 244.79      242.80  +1.99
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit               49.33       48.95  +0.38
MDL     1    Moldavian lei                10.42       10.43  -0.01
NOK     1    Norwegian crown              20.79       20.61  +0.17
PLN     1    Polish zloty                 41.85       41.27  +0.58
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia         34.70       34.69  +0.01
RUB     1    Russian rouble                4.65        4.63  +0.02
 SD     1    SDR                         197.22      198.35  -1.13
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar           79.69       79.33  +0.36
TRL   1000   Turkish liras                97.22       96.71  +0.51
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                     0.12        0.12      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna             24.53       24.51  +0.02
SEK     1    Sweden crown                 18.78       18.68  +0.10
CHF     1    Swiss frank                 110.21      109.32  +0.89
EEK     1    Estonian crown               10.89       10.80  +0.09
ZAP     1    South-African rand           21.91       21.54  +0.37
KRW    100   South-Korean wons            12.61       12.53  +0.08
JPY    10    Japanese yens                12.65       12.55  +0.10
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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.

[2005-01-25]