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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August 18, 2006

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                               Currency units per SDR            SDR per Currency unit

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Currency                       17/08/2006    16/08/2006     15/08/2006      14/08/2006

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Euro                             0.864083       0.861547       0.858705        0.85805

Japanese Yen                   0.00580384     0.00580212     0.00578994     0.00580215

Pound Sterling                    1.27221        1.27242        1.27338        1.27412

US Dollar                        0.670924       0.673452       0.674817       0.674674

Australian Dollar                0.514867       0.514585       0.512524       0.517812

Bahrain Dinar                     1.78437         1.7911        1.79473        1.79435

Botswana Pula                    0.114795       0.113948       0.113977       0.114155

Brazilian Real                   0.314678       0.313642       0.312459       0.312233

Brunei Dollar                    0.426038        0.42683       0.426775       0.427306

Canadian Dollar                  0.600917       0.603398       0.601388       0.600244

Chilean Peso                   0.00125133     0.00124283     0.00124535     0.00124506

Chinese Yuan                    0.0841305      0.0843639      0.0844049      0.0844102

Colombian Peso                          -    0.000285086    0.000284379     0.00028446

Cyprus Pound                      1.49961         1.4949              -        1.49132

Czech Koruna                    0.0308343      0.0306756      0.0305582      0.0305241

Danish Krone                     0.115804       0.115477       0.115096       0.115008

Hungarian Forint               0.00315447     0.00312304      0.0031155     0.00315962

Icelandic Krona                0.00969683     0.00963588      0.0094951     0.00945981

Indian Rupee                    0.0144409      0.0144673              -      0.0144904

Indonesian Rupiah                       -    7.40464E-05    7.41557E-05    7.42216E-05

Iranian Rial                  7.30377E-05              -    7.34535E-05    7.34379E-05

Israeli New Sheqel               0.153917       0.154179       0.154385       0.154141

Kazakhstan Tenge               0.00543831      0.0054904     0.00550512     0.00550395

Korean Won                    0.000695402    0.000697733              -    0.000703372

Kuwaiti Dinar                     2.32041        2.32916        2.33388        2.33338

Libyan Dinar                       0.5175         0.5175         0.5175         0.5175

Malaysian Ringgit                 0.18244       0.182929       0.183299       0.183111

Maltese Lira                      2.01136         2.0046              -              2

Mauritian Rupee                 0.0210185      0.0211469              -      0.0212241

Mexican Peso                    0.0624231      0.0626467      0.0623388      0.0624536

Nepalese Rupee                  0.0089876              -     0.00903975     0.00905603

New Zealand Dollar               0.430599       0.427709       0.425405       0.428013

Norwegian Krone                  0.106968              -              -       0.107284

Omani Rial                        1.74493         1.7515        1.75505        1.75468

Pakistan Rupee                  0.0111236      0.0111655      0.0111881      0.0111857

Polish Zloty                     0.223418        0.22202              -       0.222239

Qatar Riyal                       0.18432       0.185014       0.185389        0.18535

Russian Ruble                   0.0251071      0.0251472      0.0251481      0.0251567

Saudi Arabian Riyal              0.178913       0.179587       0.179951       0.179913

Singapore Dollar                 0.426038        0.42683       0.426775       0.427306

Slovak Koruna                   0.0228672      0.0228173      0.0228496              -

Slovenian Tolar                0.00360362      0.0035917     0.00358417     0.00358341

South African Rand              0.0992491      0.0986743      0.0983698       0.098349

Sri Lanka Rupee                0.00645168       0.006475     0.00649255     0.00649199

Swedish Krona                   0.0939012      0.0935675      0.0932712      0.0932837

Swiss Franc                      0.547068              -       0.542806        0.54326

Thai Baht                        0.017942      0.0180043      0.0180548              -

Trinidad & Tobago Dollar         0.107317       0.107513       0.108062       0.108242

U.A.E. Dirham                    0.182689       0.183377       0.183749        0.18371

Venezuelan Bolivar            0.000312843    0.000314022    0.000314659    0.000314592

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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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