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 30, 2006

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                               Currency units per SDR            SDR per Currency unit

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Currency                       29/08/2006    28/08/2006     25/08/2006      24/08/2006

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Euro                             0.861793       0.862263       0.860473       0.862722

Japanese Yen                   0.00575188     0.00574781      0.0057781     0.00577541

Pound Sterling                    1.27822             -         1.27392        1.27327

US Dollar                        0.672855       0.673643       0.674246       0.672373

Australian Dollar                0.512917       0.511026       0.512697       0.512079

Bahrain Dinar                     1.78951         1.7916        1.79321        1.78823

Botswana Pula                    0.111088        0.11068       0.110913       0.110942

Brazilian Real                   0.313466       0.312407       0.313384       0.314988

Brunei Dollar                    0.427345       0.426734       0.427496         0.4262

Canadian Dollar                  0.605903       0.605794       0.608525       0.605142

Chilean Peso                   0.00125283     0.00125439     0.00126148     0.00126334

Chinese Yuan                    0.0844563      0.0845022      0.0845821      0.0843545

Colombian Peso                0.000279246    0.000277716     0.00028117    0.000283153

Cyprus Pound                       1.4959        1.49765        1.49434        1.49716

Czech Koruna                    0.0305482      0.0306118      0.0305407      0.0306055

Danish Krone                     0.115508       0.115577       0.115333       0.115635

Hungarian Forint               0.00313072     0.00311382     0.00309913     0.00310751

Icelandic Krona                0.00962872        0.00964     0.00962109     0.00956434

Indian Rupee                    0.0144638      0.0144683      0.0144657      0.0144596

Indonesian Rupiah             7.38589E-05    7.37027E-05    7.39305E-05    7.36847E-05

Iranian Rial                            -    7.33337E-05              -    7.32034E-05

Israeli New Sheqel               0.153061       0.153101       0.153517       0.153685

Kazakhstan Tenge               0.00537295     0.00538527     0.00540088     0.00538933

Korean Won                    0.000697838      0.0007012    0.000703659    0.000702878

Kuwaiti Dinar                     2.32709        2.32982              -              -

Libyan Dinar                       0.5175         0.5175         0.5175         0.5175

Malaysian Ringgit                0.182866       0.182906       0.183468        0.18276

Maltese Lira                      2.00733        2.00988        2.00541        2.00952

Mauritian Rupee                 0.0207204              -      0.0208166      0.0208193

Mexican Peso                    0.0617032       0.061606      0.0615592      0.0615613

Nepalese Rupee                 0.00901346     0.00902523              -     0.00901909

New Zealand Dollar               0.429416       0.428437       0.427539         0.4281

Norwegian Krone                  0.107154       0.107319              -       0.106833

Omani Rial                        1.74995          1.752        1.75357        1.74869

Pakistan Rupee                  0.0111497      0.0111627      0.0111727      0.0111449

Polish Zloty                     0.218311       0.219492       0.218989       0.220046

Qatar Riyal                       0.18485       0.185067       0.185232       0.184718

Russian Ruble                   0.0251585      0.0251667      0.0251586      0.0251014

Saudi Arabian Riyal              0.179428       0.179638       0.179799       0.179299

Singapore Dollar                 0.427345       0.426734       0.427496         0.4262

Slovak Koruna                           -      0.0227836      0.0229047      0.0228411

Slovenian Tolar                0.00359624     0.00360216     0.00359312     0.00360001

South African Rand              0.0945021      0.0940842      0.0944984       0.094104

Sri Lanka Rupee                0.00651712     0.00651439     0.00651293     0.00647955

Swedish Krona                   0.0932578      0.0932055      0.0934182      0.0934825

Swiss Franc                       0.54637       0.546123       0.544537       0.545757

Thai Baht                       0.0178381      0.0178823      0.0178983              -

Trinidad & Tobago Dollar         0.107609       0.107661       0.107748       0.107743

U.A.E. Dirham                    0.183214       0.183429       0.183593       0.183083

Venezuelan Bolivar            0.000313744    0.000314111    0.000314392    0.000313519

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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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