DUSHANBE, January 5, Asia-Plus — According to the Belarus news agency BelaPan, as of December 31 2007 Tajik national currency Somoni (TJS) has stood in the second place among the CIS currencies in terms of increase in exchange rate of the US Dollar (USD), following Uzbekistan’s Sum.
In Uzbekistan, the exchange rate of USD against Sum last year increased by 4.03 percent, from 1,240 in December 2006 to 1,290 in December 2007.
In Tajikistan, the exchange rate of USD against TJS in 2007 increased by 1.2 percent, from 3.4265 in December 2006 to 3.4649 in December 2007.
Belarus with a 0.47 percent increase in the exchange rte of USD against Belarus Ruble has been ranked third. In Belarus, the exchange rate of USD increased from 2,140 in December 2006 to 2,150 in December 2007.
In Turkmenistan and Ukraine, the exchange rate of USD has remained the same, while in other CIS states, it has declined.
In Armenia, the USD exchange rate has reduced by 16.31 percent, Azerbaijan – by 2.98 percent, Georgia – by 7.11 percent, Kazakhstan – by 5.28 percent, Kyrgyzstan – 6.89 percent, Moldova – 12.29 percent, and Russia – by 6.78 percent.
