Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights (SDR).

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May 24, 2006

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                               Currency units per SDR            SDR per Currency unit

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Currency                       23/05/2006     22/05/2006     19/05/2006     18/05/2006

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Euro                             0.859646       0.856632       0.857238       0.855951

Japanese Yen                   0.00602135     0.00599206     0.00606274     0.00605495

Pound Sterling                    1.26045        1.26053         1.2595        1.26469

US Dollar                        0.669454        0.67171       0.671448       0.670283

Australian Dollar                0.504634       0.504253       0.512516       0.509415

Bahrain Dinar                     1.78046        1.78646        1.78577        1.78267

Botswana Pula                    0.118895       0.117885       0.119921       0.119511

Brazilian Real                          -              -             -               -

Brunei Dollar                    0.422982       0.422167       0.424671       0.424525

Canadian Dollar                   0.59901             -        0.597746       0.597773

Chilean Peso                   0.00126453     0.00128235     0.00128453     0.00128579

Chinese Yuan                    0.0834981      0.0837272      0.0837739      0.0835973

Colombian Peso                          -              -     0.00027399    0.000275211

Cyprus Pound                      1.49532        1.49269        1.48913        1.49018

Czech Koruna                     0.030456       0.030279      0.0303041      0.0301644

Danish Krone                     0.115304       0.114895       0.114984       0.114849

Hungarian Forint               0.00326579     0.00323731     0.00326056     0.00322981

Icelandic Krona                0.00921605     0.00937095     0.00937384     0.00944992

Indian Rupee                    0.0147068      0.0147047      0.0147701       0.014738

Indonesian Rupiah             7.18298E-05    7.24216E-05              -     0.00007262

Iranian Rial                  7.31084E-05    7.33388E-05              -    0.000073207

Israeli New Sheqel               0.149033       0.149735       0.150583       0.150153

Kazakhstan Tenge               0.00550447     0.00553212     0.00550142     0.00548109

Korean Won                    0.000704614    0.000710955    0.000710903    0.000714892

Kuwaiti Dinar                     2.31565        2.32345        2.32255        2.31852

Libyan Dinar                       0.5175         0.5175         0.5175         0.5175

Malaysian Ringgit                0.184448        0.18484       0.185842       0.185417

Maltese Lira                       2.0014        1.99673        1.99104        1.99295

Mauritian Rupee                 0.0217367      0.0217877       0.021829      0.0217646

Mexican Peso                    0.0598074      0.0595493      0.0599962      0.0598414

Nepalese Rupee                  0.0091256     0.00917762             -      0.00919455

New Zealand Dollar               0.416467       0.416527       0.417439       0.417452

Norwegian Krone                  0.109887        0.10974       0.109832       0.109192

Omani Rial                         1.7411        1.74697        1.74629        1.74326

Pakistan Rupee                          -              -      0.0111966      0.0111617

Polish Zloty                     0.217066        0.21652       0.217805       0.217096

Qatar Riyal                      0.183916       0.184536       0.184464       0.184144

Russian Ruble                    0.024806      0.0247895      0.0248696      0.0247645

Saudi Arabian Riyal              0.178521       0.179123       0.179053       0.178742

Singapore Dollar                 0.422982       0.422167       0.424671       0.424525

Slovak Koruna                   0.0226167      0.0227667      0.0227271      0.0230195

Slovenian Tolar                0.00358834     0.00357999     0.00357662     0.00360587

South African Rand               0.102914              -       0.104668        0.10392

Sri Lanka Rupee                0.00650107     0.00652368     0.00652255     0.00651279

Swedish Krona                   0.0922113      0.0912649      0.0917592      0.0910711

Swiss Franc                      0.553817       0.552939       0.550548       0.552128

Thai Baht                       0.0174532      0.0176371      0.0175799         0.0177

Trinidad & Tobago Dollar         0.106409       0.106972       0.107092       0.107021

U.A.E. Dirham                    0.182288       0.182903       0.182831       0.182514

Venezuelan Bolivar            0.000312158     0.00031321    0.000313088    0.000312545

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NOTES
(1) The value of the US dollar in terms of the SDR is the reciprocal of the sum of the dollar values, based on market exchange rates, of specified quantities of the first four currencies shown. See SDR Valuation.
(2) The value in terms of the SDR of each of the other currencies shown above is derived from that currency's representative exchange rate against the US dollar as reported by the issuing central bank and the SDR value of the US dollar, except for the Iranian rial annd the Libyan dinar, the values of which are officially expressed directly in terms of domestic currency units per SDR. All figures are rounded to six significant digits. See Representative Exchange Rates for Selected Currencies.
(3) The value in terms of each national currency of the SDR is the reciprocal of the value in terms of the SDR of each national currency, rounded to six significant digits.
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