DUSHANBE, March 5, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), has lost 2.6 percent of its value against the dollar (USD) over the past week.
The value of TJS has continued to depreciate against USD, registering an average market purchase rate of the dollar against the somoni 1:6.0525 on March 5, up from 1: 5.92 on February 26.
According to data from the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), the market exchange rate between USD and TJS in Dushanbe increased from 1:5.94 on February 26 to 1:6.04 on March 5, with similar exchange rate rises in other parts of the country.
In Khujand, the capital of Sughd province, the market exchange rate between USD and TJS increased from 1:5.97 on February 26 to 1:6.12 on March 5.
In Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province, the market exchange rate between USD and TJS increased from 1:5.97 on February 26 to 1:6.05 on March 5.
In Kulob (Khatlon province), the market exchange rate between USD and TJS increased from 1:5.80 on February 26 to 1:6.00 on March 5.
In Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), the market exchange rate between USD and TJS increased from 1:5.55 on February 26 to 1:5.70 on March 5.
Meanwhile, an official exchange rate between USD and TJS set by the National Bank of Tajikistan fell from 1:5.4555 on February 26 to 1:5.45 on March 5.
Tajik central bank notes that the somoni lost 10.2 percent of its value against the dollar last year.
