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 19, 2006

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                               Currency units per SDR            SDR per Currency unit

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Currency                       18/08/2006    17/08/2006     16/08/2006      15/08/2006

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Euro                             0.861089       0.864083       0.861547       0.858705

Japanese Yen                   0.00579746     0.00580384     0.00580212     0.00578994

Pound Sterling                    1.26722        1.27221        1.27242        1.27338

US Dollar                        0.672621       0.670924       0.673452       0.674817

Australian Dollar                0.511797       0.514867       0.514585       0.512524

Bahrain Dinar                     1.78889        1.78437         1.7911        1.79473

Botswana Pula                    0.113337       0.114795       0.113948       0.113977

Brazilian Real                   0.314942       0.314678       0.313642       0.312459

Brunei Dollar                    0.427088       0.426038        0.42683       0.426775

Canadian Dollar                   0.59879       0.600917       0.603398       0.601388

Chilean Peso                   0.00126745     0.00125133     0.00124283     0.00124535

Chinese Yuan                     0.084356      0.0841305      0.0843639      0.0844049

Colombian Peso                          -             -     0.000285086    0.000284379

Cyprus Pound                      1.49804        1.49961         1.4949              -

Czech Koruna                    0.0306573      0.0308343      0.0306756      0.0305582

Danish Krone                     0.115406       0.115804       0.115477       0.115096

Hungarian Forint               0.00310952     0.00315447     0.00312304      0.0031155

Icelandic Krona                0.00965854     0.00969683     0.00963588      0.0094951

Indian Rupee                    0.0144712      0.0144409      0.0144673              -

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

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

Israeli New Sheqel               0.154059       0.153917       0.154179       0.154385

Kazakhstan Tenge               0.00543137     0.00543831      0.0054904     0.00550512

Korean Won                    0.000699408    0.000695402    0.000697733              -

Kuwaiti Dinar                           -        2.32041        2.32916        2.33388

Libyan Dinar                       0.5175         0.5175         0.5175         0.5175

Malaysian Ringgit                0.182976        0.18244       0.182929       0.183299

Maltese Lira                      2.00898        2.01136         2.0046              -

Mauritian Rupee                 0.0209442      0.0210185      0.0211469              -

Mexican Peso                    0.0621548      0.0624231      0.0626467      0.0623388

Nepalese Rupee                 0.00901395      0.0089876             -      0.00903975

New Zealand Dollar               0.429536       0.430599       0.427709       0.425405

Norwegian Krone                  0.106675       0.106968             -               -

Omani Rial                        1.74934        1.74493         1.7515        1.75505

Pakistan Rupee                   0.011149      0.0111236      0.0111655      0.0111881

Polish Zloty                     0.222104       0.223418        0.22202              -

Qatar Riyal                      0.184786        0.18432       0.185014       0.185389

Russian Ruble                   0.0251575      0.0251071      0.0251472      0.0251481

Saudi Arabian Riyal              0.179366       0.178913       0.179587       0.179951

Singapore Dollar                 0.427088       0.426038        0.42683       0.426775

Slovak Koruna                   0.0231348      0.0228672      0.0228173      0.0228496

Slovenian Tolar                0.00359959     0.00360362      0.0035917     0.00358417

South African Rand              0.0974107      0.0992491      0.0986743      0.0983698

Sri Lanka Rupee                0.00646719     0.00645168       0.006475     0.00649255

Swedish Krona                   0.0939415      0.0939012      0.0935675      0.0932712

Swiss Franc                      0.545206       0.547068             -        0.542806

Thai Baht                       0.0179074       0.017942      0.0180043      0.0180548

Trinidad & Tobago Dollar         0.107477       0.107317       0.107513       0.108062

UAE Dirham                       0.183151       0.182689       0.183377       0.183749

Venezuelan Bolivar            0.000313635    0.000312843    0.000314022    0.000314659

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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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