US dollar falls. National Bank withdraws currency from market
The National Bank of
Last week, the National Bank bought dollars twice. At the beginning of the week, it bought $13,950,000. It did not stop the fall of the
However, this time, the measures taken did not stop the fall of the dollar. The American currency continues to lose ground. Today, the capital’s exchange offices and commercial banks buy the dollar for 68.2–68.3 soms, and sell — for 68.5–68.7. Since the beginning of the month, it has fallen in price by 1 som. The nominal rate is set at 68,3049 soms (a day’s fall is 0.79 percent).