Central Bank of Uzbekistan sets exchange rates for July 14 - 21


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 13

By Ilkin Seyfaddini – Trend:

Uzbekistan's Central Bank of Uzbekistan has announced new exchange rates, which will be valid starting July 14, Trend reports with reference to the bank.

Thus, the US dollar rate rose to 10,194.9 soum per US dollar, euro rose to 11,518.2 soum, and Russian ruble increased to 143.8 soum.

According to the head of the Central Bank, the currency position (the ratio of the bank's claims and liabilities in foreign currency) in US dollars is set at 10 percent, and for all other foreign currencies - 15 percent.

The Central Bank's basic inflation forecast for the end of 2020 has been revised downward from 12-13.5 percent to 11-12.5 percent.

The bank noted that by the end of the first half of the year, it is expected to gradually exhaust the effects of the April exchange rate adjustment to external conditions and the COVID-19 pandemic on the price level.

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