FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES AS FIXED BY THE CENTRAL BANK OF RUSSIA FROM AUGUST 13

MOSCOW, August 12 (RIA Novosti) - The following rates of exchange of foreign currencies to the ruble of the Russian Federation have been fixed for the purposes of accounting and customs duty payments from August 13, 2004:

1 Australian dollar 20.9177 rubles

1 British pound sterling 53.6161 rubles

1,000 Belarussian rubles 13.5177 rubles

10 Danish krone 48.1664 rubles

1 US dollar 29.2760 rubles

1 euro 35.8338 rubles

100 Icelandic krones 41.1180 rubles

100 Kazakh tenge 21.6208 rubles

1 Canadian dollar 22.1151 rubles

10 Norwegian krones 43.0656 rubles

1 unit of conditional drawing rights 42.9426 rubles

1 Singapore dollar 17.0865 rubles

1,000,000 Turkish lira 19.9836 rubles

10 Ukrainian hryvnias 54.8106 rubles

10 Swedish kronas 38.9340 rubles

1 Swiss franc 23.2663 rubles

100 Japanese yen 26.4558 rubles

The foreign currency exchange rates to the ruble of the Russian Federation entail no obligation on the part of the Bank of Russia to buy or sell the currencies according to the above rates.