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US-SDR rate opener, weekly charge rates

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said the opening exchange value of the US dollar against the SDR was 1.34948 versus 1.34750 on Tuesday.

IMF SDR rates-Feb 23 US 1.34948

Feb 23 Feb 22

U.S. 1.34948 1.34750

IRANIAN 2361.49 2353.38

EURO 1.34037 1.34454

KUWAIT 0.412388 0.412685

U.K. 0.839177 0.838258

NORWEGIAN 10.9849 11.0138

AUSTRALIA 2.17028 2.15221

S.AFRICAN N/A 8.50879

JAPANESE 148.848 150.516

SWEDISH 11.5313 11.6087

CANADIAN 1.97618 1.96560

SWISS 2.16133 2.16678

DANISH 10.0044 10.0470

SAUDI 5.05380 5.04639

The IMF said that for the week beginning February 21, the rate of interest and charges on the SDR was 4.14 percent. The rate of remuneration on members' creditor positions was also 4.14 percent. The rate of charge on members' use of fund credit was 4.71 percent, the IMF said.-Reuters