The National Bank of Tajikistan has officially raised the exchange rate of the national currency, somoni, against the Russian ruble by 7.5%. Photo: Internet On December 21, the National Bank of Tajikistan announced that the official exchange rate of the Russian ruble is 0.1440, meaning that 1000 Russian rubles equal 144 somoni. The exchange rate […]
The National Bank of Tajikistan has officially raised the exchange rate of the national currency, somoni, against the Russian ruble by 7.5%.
Photo: InternetOn December 21, the National Bank of Tajikistan announced that the official exchange rate of the Russian ruble is 0.1440, meaning that 1000 Russian rubles equal 144 somoni.
The exchange rate of the ruble in commercial banks of Tajikistan is ambiguous.
At “Bank Eskhata,” 1000 Russian rubles are bought for 141 somoni and sold for 145.50 somoni.
In “Orionbank,” the situation with the exchange rate of the national currency against the Russian ruble is somewhat different. In this bank, which is close to the family of Emomali Rahmon, 1000 Russian rubles are bought for 140 somoni and sold for 146 somoni.
Amonatbank buys at 140 and sells at 142 somoni.
In Tavkhidbank, the buying price is 137.70 somoni, and the selling price is 144.40 somoni.
Although the National Bank of Tajikistan has lowered the exchange rate of the Russian ruble, it has kept the exchange rates of the euro and the US dollar against the national currency, somoni, unchanged. Currently, the exchange rate of the euro is 10.83 somoni for 1 euro, and 1 US dollar equals 10.21 somoni.