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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 1.34349 versus 1.34793 on Monday.

IMF SDR rates-Feb 15 US 1.34349

Feb 15 Feb 14

U.S. 1.34349 1.34793

IRANIAN 2362.25 2365.49

EURO 1.37399 1.36610

KUWAIT 0.411457 0.412520

U.K. 0.847093 0.847861

NORWEGIAN 11.0861 11.0374

AUSTRALIA 2.14512 2.13010

S.AFRICAN 8.56273 8.55059

JAPANESE 146.279 146.116

SWEDISH 11.5943 11.5720

CANADIAN 1.95908 1.96070

SWISS 2.20023 2.19079

DANISH 10.2053 10.1403

SAUDI 5.03137 5.04800

The IMF said that for the week beginning February 14, the rate of interest and charges on the SDR was 4.09 percent. The rate of remuneration on members' creditor positions was also 4.09 percent. The rate of charge on members' use of fund credit was 4.65 percent, the IMF said.-Reuters