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 23, 2006

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                               Currency units per SDR            SDR per Currency unit

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Currency                       22/08/2006    21/08/2006     18/08/2006      17/08/2006

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Euro                             0.861243         0.8666       0.861089       0.864083

Japanese Yen                   0.00578748      0.0057932     0.00579746     0.00580384

Pound Sterling                     1.2717        1.27109        1.26722        1.27221

US Dollar                        0.672216       0.670795       0.672621       0.670924

Australian Dollar                       -       0.509603       0.511797       0.514867

Bahrain Dinar                     1.78781        1.78403        1.78889        1.78437

Botswana Pula                    0.110848       0.111822       0.113337       0.114795

Brazilian Real                   0.314811       0.312754       0.314942       0.314678

Brunei Dollar                    0.427211       0.426714       0.427088       0.426038

Canadian Dollar                  0.602668       0.599781        0.59879       0.600917

Chilean Peso                   0.00126613     0.00126087     0.00126745     0.00125133

Chinese Yuan                    0.0843729      0.0841671       0.084356      0.0841305

Colombian Peso                0.000283577              -              -              -

Cyprus Pound                      1.49881        1.50133        1.49804        1.49961

Czech Koruna                    0.0305831       0.030793      0.0306573      0.0308343

Danish Krone                     0.115434       0.116147       0.115406       0.115804

Hungarian Forint               0.00310277     0.00309065     0.00310952     0.00315447

Icelandic Krona                0.00956347     0.00962541     0.00965854     0.00969683

Indian Rupee                      0.01445      0.0144412      0.0144712      0.0144409

Indonesian Rupiah             7.40734E-05              -              -              -

Iranian Rial                            -    7.30316E-05              -    7.30377E-05

Israeli New Sheqel               0.154284       0.153817       0.154059       0.153917

Kazakhstan Tenge               0.00541062     0.00541444     0.00543137     0.00543831

Korean Won                    0.000702273     0.00069751    0.000699408    0.000695402

Kuwaiti Dinar                     2.32488              -              -        2.32041

Libyan Dinar                       0.5175         0.5175         0.5175         0.5175

Malaysian Ringgit                0.182891       0.182803       0.182976        0.18244

Maltese Lira                       2.0106        2.01473        2.00898        2.01136

Mauritian Rupee                 0.0208596      0.0208667      0.0209442      0.0210185

Mexican Peso                    0.0622192      0.0620888      0.0621548      0.0624231

Nepalese Rupee                 0.00902788     0.00899792     0.00901395      0.0089876

New Zealand Dollar               0.430218       0.428772       0.429536       0.430599

Norwegian Krone                  0.107287       0.107679       0.106675       0.106968

Omani Rial                        1.74829        1.74459        1.74934        1.74493

Pakistan Rupee                          -              -       0.011149      0.0111236

Polish Zloty                      0.22143       0.220852       0.222104       0.223418

Qatar Riyal                      0.184675       0.184284       0.184786        0.18432

Russian Ruble                     0.02518      0.0251187      0.0251575      0.0251071

Saudi Arabian Riyal              0.179258       0.178879       0.179366       0.178913

Singapore Dollar                 0.427211       0.426714       0.427088       0.426038

Slovak Koruna                   0.0230685      0.0228784      0.0231348      0.0228672

Slovenian Tolar                0.00360198     0.00360893     0.00359959     0.00360362

South African Rand                      -      0.0958279      0.0974107      0.0992491

Sri Lanka Rupee                0.00646322     0.00644929     0.00646719     0.00645168

Swedish Krona                   0.0940491      0.0939489      0.0939415      0.0939012

Swiss Franc                      0.547051       0.548035       0.545206       0.547068

Thai Baht                       0.0179387              -      0.0179074       0.017942

Trinidad & Tobago Dollar         0.107988       0.107118       0.107477       0.107317

U.A.E. Dirham                     0.18304       0.182654       0.183151       0.182689

Venezuelan Bolivar            0.000313446    0.000312783    0.000313635    0.000312843

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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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