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WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said the opening exchange value of the US dollar against the SDR was 1.33809 versus 1.33790 on Monday.

The IMF said that for the week beginning March 6, the rate of interest and charges on the SDR was 4.16 percent. The rate of remuneration on members' creditor positions was also 4.16 percent. The rate of charge on members' use of fund credit was 4.73 percent, the IMF said.

IMF SDR rates-Mar 8 US 1.33809

Mar 8 Mar 7

U.S. 1.33809 1.33790

IRANIAN 2344.67 N/A

EURO 1.40217 1.39466

KUWAIT 0.410419 0.410361

U.K. 0.847805 0.849946

NORWEGIAN 11.3366 N/A

AUSTRALIA 2.21722 2.22316

S.AFRICAN N/A 8.70505

JAPANESE 143.443 144.359

SWEDISH 11.7350 11.7802

CANADIAN 1.95214 1.94357

SWISS 2.25160 2.24259

DANISH 10.4018 10.3832

SAUDI 5.01115 5.01044