cbe

USD
42.1339
42.9766
,
GBP
55.7657
56.881
,
EUR
50.6534
51.6665
,
CHF
44.0528
44.9339
,
SEK
4.5082
4.5984
,
NOK
4.5802
4.6718
,
DKK
6.1641
6.2874
,
DJF
0.2341
0.2388
,
JPY
0.349
0.356
,
CAD
30.9105
31.5287
,
SAR
10.1672
10.3705
,
AED
10.3801
10.5877
,
XAF
0.012
0.0122
,
INR
0
0
,
KES
0
0
,
AUD
29.3686
29.956
,
SDR
0
0
,
ZAR
0
0
,
CNY
5.8899
6.0077
,
KWD
133.3322
135.9988

awash

USD
42.3188
43.1652
,
EUR
51.4766
52.5061
,
GBP
59.6907
60.8845
,
CAD
34.9309
35.6295
,
AED
11.52
11.7504

abyssinia

USD
42.3188
43.1652
,
GBP
57.0046
58.1447
,
EUR
51.4766
52.5061
,
AED
10.4256
10.6341
,
NOK
4.6608
4.754
,
SAR
10.2118
10.416
,
SEK
4.6035
4.6956
,
CAD
31.6125
32.2448

abay

USD
42.3188
43.1652
,
EUR
51.4766
52.5061
,
GBP
59.6907
60.8845
,
CHF
47.0157
47.956
,
AUD
33.3599
34.0271
,
CAD
34.9309
35.6295
,
AED
11.52
11.7504
,
CNY
6.5998
6.7318
,
DKK
6.9229
7.0614
,
DJF
0.2351
0.2398
,
INR
0.5771
0.5886
,
JPY
0.3891
0.3969
,
KES
0.397
0.4049
,
NOK
5.1501
5.2531
,
SAR
11.2838
11.5095
,
ZAR
3.0132
3.0735
,
SEK
5.0867
5.1884
,
SDR
60.7613
61.9765

buna

USD
42.3188
43.1652
,
GBP
57.0046
58.1447
,
CHF
44.9
45.798
,
SEK
4.6035
4.6956
,
NOK
4.6608
4.754
,
DKK
6.2652
6.3905
,
JPY
0.3521
0.3591
,
CAD
31.6125
32.2448
,
SAR
10.2118
10.416
,
AED
10.4256
10.6341
,
EUR
51.4766
52.5061
,
CNY
5.9728
6.0923
,
AUD
30.1907
30.7945
,
KWD
134.1558
136.8389

nib

GBP
57.0046
58.1447
,
EUR
51.4766
52.5061
,
CHF
44.9
45.798
,
CAD
31.6125
32.2448
,
SEK
4.6035
4.6956
,
AED
10.4256
10.6341
,
SAR
10.2118
10.416
,
ZAR
2.9936
3.0535
,
JPY
0.3521
0.3591
,
KES
0.3944
0.4023
,
DJF
0.2351
0.2398
,
INR
0.5733
0.5848
,
CNY
5.9728
6.0923
,
DKK
6.2652
6.3905
,
NOK
4.6608
4.754
,
AUD
30.1907
30.7945
,
USD
42.3188
43.1652

wegagen

USD
42.3188
43.1652
,
GBP
57.0046
58.1447
,
EURO
51.4766
52.5061
,
CAD
31.6125
32.2448
,
AUD
30.1907
30.7945
,
CHF
44.3937
45.2816
,
SEK
4.5523
4.6433
,
NOK
4.6021
4.6941
,
DKK
6.21
6.3342
,
DJF
0.235
0.2397
,
INR
0.5751
0.5866
,
KSH
0.3955
0.4034
,
JPY
0.3503
0.3573
,
SAR
10.1976
10.4016
,
AED
10.4111
10.6193
,
ZAR
2.9662
3.0255
,
CNY
5.9282
6.0468
,
KWD
133.7796
136.4552

dgb

USD
42.26
43.1052
,
GBP
58.7879
59.9637
,
EUR
51.0247
52.0452
,
CHF
46.4855
47.4152
,
CAD
34.6877
35.3815
,
AUD
32.8614
33.5186
,
SEK
5.0302
5.1308
,
NOK
5.0852
5.1869
,
DKK
6.8619
6.9991
,
DJF
0.2348
0.2395
,
INR
0.5751
0.5866
,
KSH
0.3955
0.4034
,
JPY
0.3871
0.3948
,
SAR
11.2681
11.4935
,
AED
11.504
11.7341
,
ZAR
2.9662
3.0255
,
CNY
6.5505
6.6815
,
KWD
140.0834
142.8851

enat

USD
42.3188
43.1652
,
EUR
51.4766
52.5061
,
GBP
59.6907
60.8845
,
CHF
47.0157
47.956
,
SEK
5.0867
5.1884
,
NOK
5.1501
5.2531
,
DKK
6.9229
7.0614
,
KES
0.397
0.4049
,
JPY
0.3891
0.3969
,
DJF
0.2351
0.2398
,
CAD
34.9309
35.6295
,
AUD
33.3599
34.0271
,
SAR
11.2838
11.5095
,
AED
11.52
11.7504
,
ZAR
3.0132
3.0735
,
CNY
6.5998
6.7318
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