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IMF SDR rates-Jan 20 US 1.36845

Jan 20 Jan 19

U.S. 1.36845 1.36605

IRANIAN 2394.00 2395.24

EURO 1.35638 1.35186

KUWAIT 0.416515 0.415976

U.K. 0.831127 0.834076

NORWEGIAN 10.9684 10.9169

AUSTRALIA 2.06278 2.05607

S.AFRICAN 8.34960 8.34725

JAPANESE 144.098 144.323

SWEDISH 11.6250 11.5670

CANADIAN 1.98152 1.98391

SWISS 2.18719 N/A

DANISH N/A 10.05150

SAUDI 5.12485 5.11586

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 1.36845 versus 1.36605 on Wednesday.

The IMF said that for the week beginning January 17, the rate of interest and charges on the SDR was 3.89 percent. The rate of remuneration on members' creditor positions was also 3.89 percent. The rate of charge on members' use of fund credit was 4.42 percent, the IMF said.-Reuters