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 17, 2006

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                               Currency units per SDR            SDR per Currency unit

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Currency                       16/05/2006     15/05/2006     12/05/2006     11/05/2006

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Euro                              0.85787      0.858797       0.860355        0.855059

Japanese Yen                   0.00608475    0.00610648     0.00604829      0.00605246

Pound Sterling                    1.25906        1.2586        1.26328         1.25367

US Dollar                        0.669322      0.669575       0.666219        0.672428

Australian Dollar                0.510559      0.515841       0.517586        0.518644

Bahrain Dinar                     1.78011       1.78078        1.77186         1.78837

Botswana Pula                    0.120478      0.120189       0.122651        0.124803

Brazilian Real                          -      0.314369       0.319177               -

Brunei Dollar                    0.423246       0.42659              -        0.428407

Canadian Dollar                  0.602342      0.601055       0.601009        0.611854

Chilean Peso                   0.00128291    0.00129675     0.00129741      0.00131139

Chinese Yuan                    0.0835087     0.0837157      0.0831921       0.0839884

Colombian Peso                0.000276092   0.000281824    0.000283974     0.000288676

Cyprus Pound                      1.49037       1.49392        1.49712         1.48668

Czech Koruna                    0.0303011     0.0302209      0.0304432       0.0302882

Danish Krone                     0.115061      0.115208              -        0.114665

Hungarian Forint               0.00323438    0.00320447     0.00325017       0.0032811

Icelandic Krona                0.00940852    0.00940282      0.0093913      0.00955289

Indian Rupee                    0.0146749     0.0147516      0.0147884       0.0149196

Indonesian Rupiah             7.29506E-05   7.52754E-05    7.64013E-05     7.69368E-05

Iranian Rial                   0.00007311   7.31536E-05              -     7.34733E-05

Israeli New Sheqel               0.150342      0.150129       0.150388        0.151277

Kazakhstan Tenge               0.00553159    0.00549959     0.00543763      0.00547268

Korean Won                    0.000711893    0.00071712    0.000712915     0.000721722

Kuwaiti Dinar                     2.31519       2.31607        2.30446         2.32561

Libyan Dinar                       0.5175        0.5175         0.5175          0.5175

Malaysian Ringgit                0.185075      0.185864              -        0.187698

Maltese Lira                      2.00368        2.0019        2.00412          1.9957

Mauritian Rupee                 0.0216792     0.0216805      0.0215847       0.0217831

Mexican Peso                    0.0605623     0.0600343      0.0603869        0.062043

Nepalese Rupee                   0.009155    0.00923552     0.00919176      0.00929538

New Zealand Dollar               0.414712      0.419824       0.420318        0.420066

Norwegian Krone                  0.109477      0.110265       0.110806        0.110174

Omani Rial                        1.74076       1.74142        1.73269         1.74884

Pakistan Rupee                  0.0111457     0.0111499       0.011094       0.0111947

Polish Zloty                     0.218447      0.218758       0.221984        0.223695

Qatar Riyal                       0.18388      0.183949       0.183027        0.184733

Russian Ruble                   0.0247705      0.024874      0.0247269       0.0248353

Saudi Arabian Riyal              0.178486      0.178553       0.177658        0.179314

Singapore Dollar                 0.423246       0.42659              -        0.428407

Slovak Koruna                   0.0228492     0.0227476      0.0226783       0.0229185

Slovenian Tolar                0.00357661    0.00357796     0.00359218      0.00356784

South African Rand               0.104745      0.104458        0.10789        0.110506

Sri Lanka Rupee                0.00650544    0.00651156              -      0.00653937

Swedish Krona                   0.0910642     0.0919746      0.0917657       0.0915803

Swiss Franc                      0.552246      0.552911       0.554951        0.548384

Thai Baht                       0.0176207     0.0177197              -       0.0178714

Trinidad & Tobago Dolla          0.106517      0.106748              -        0.107112

U.A.E. Dirham                    0.182252      0.182321       0.181407        0.183098

Venezuelan Bolivar            0.000312096   0.000312214     0.00031065     0.000313545

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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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