/IRBIS, Natalya Khoroshevskaya, August 3, 04/ - For August 3 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                Aug 3, 04  July 31, 04  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar           95.96        95.28  +0.68
GBP     1    English pound sterling     249.41       247.15  +2.26
DKK     1    Danish crown                22.13        22.09  +0.04
AED     1    Dirham of UAE               37.10        37.11  -0.01
USD     1    US dollar                  136.27       136.29  -0.02
EUR     1    EURO                       164.51       164.16  +0.34
CAD     1    Canadian dollar            102.67       103.02  -0.35
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                16.46        16.47  -0.01
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar              462.40       462.47  -0.07
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                   3.21         3.21      0
LVL     1    Latvian lat                251.47       250.81  +0.66
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit              47.67        47.57  +0.10
MDL     1    Moldavian lei               11.53        11.53      0
NOK     1    Norwegian crown             19.55        19.46  +0.09
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia        36.34        36.34      0
RUB     1    Russian rouble               4.68         4.68      0
 SD     1    SDR                        198.65       198.32  +0.33
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar          79.41        79.29  +0.12
TRL   1000   Turkish liras                0.09         0.09      0
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                    0.13         0.13      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna            25.67        25.65  +0.02
SEK     1    Sweden crown                17.83        17.78  +0.05
CHF     1    Swiss frank                107.22       106.59  +0.63
EEK     1    Estonian crown              10.51        10.50  +0.01
KRW    100   South-Korean wons           11.70        11.65  +0.05
JPY    10    Japanese yens               12.28        12.21  +0.07
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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.

[2004-08-03]