DUSHANBE, November 20, 2015, Asia-Plus – The exchange rate between the dollar (USD) and the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), is continuing to rise.

On November 20, the price of the dollar at Dushanbe’s currency-exchange points reached 7.00 somoni.

On Friday, the market buying rate (the buying rate is the rate at which money dealers buy foreign currency) of USD against TJS in Dushanbe was 1:7 and the market selling rate (the selling rate is the rate at which money dealers will sell the currency) was 1:7.02.

Meanwhile, an official exchange rate between USD and TJS set by the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) is 1:6.66.

According to Tajik central bank, the current situation in the domestic currency market remains sustainable and change of the exchange rate is assessed as stable.  Therefore, lending agencies may set the exchange rates on their own; difference between their exchange rates and the official exchange rate should not be more than 1.5 percent.