/IRBIS, Natalya Khoroshevskaya, January 14, 04/ - For January 14 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                Jan 14, 04  Jan 13, 04  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar           110.84      111.07  -0.23
GBP     1    English pound sterling      262.63      264.72  -2.09
DKK     1    Danish crown                 24.40       24.69  -0.29
AED     1    Dirham of UAE                38.68       38.82  -0.14
USD     1    US dollar                   142.08      142.60  -0.52
EUR     1    EURO                        181.68      183.78  -2.10
CAD     1    Canadian dollar             111.53      112.34  -0.81
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                 17.17       17.23  -0.06
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar               482.38      484.16  -1.78
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                    3.21        3.23  -0.02
LVL     1    Latvian lat                 269.09      271.00  -1.91
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit               52.64       53.25  -0.61
MDL     1    Moldavian lei                10.80       10.84  -0.04
NOK     1    Norwegian crown              21.14       21.28  -0.14
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia         37.89       38.03  -0.14
RUR     1    Russian rouble                4.92        4.94  -0.02
 SD     1    SDR                         213.71      213.58  +0.13
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar           83.86       84.39  -0.53
TRL   1000   Turkish liras                 0.11        0.11      0
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                     0.14        0.15      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna             26.63       26.31  +0.32
SEK     1    Sweden crown                 19.92       20.16  -0.24
CHF     1    Swiss frank                 116.21      117.40  -1.19
EEK     1    Estonian crown               11.62       11.75  -0.13
KRW    100   South-Korean wons            12.05       12.13  -0.08
JPY    10    Japanese yens                13.35       13.40  -0.05
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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.

[2004-01-14]