DUSHANBE, June 20, 2014, Asia-Plus – An average market purchase rate of the dollar (USD) against the national currency, the somoni (TJS), continues slightly falling – from 1:5.0925 on June 12 to 1:5.055 on June 19, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan.

Tajik central bank notes that on June 19, the highest market purchase rate between USD and TJS has been reported in the southern city of Kulob – 1:5.08.

In Khujand, the capital of Sughd province the market exchange rate between USD and TJS fell from 1:5.1 on June 12 to 1:5.04 on June 19.

In Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province the market exchange rate between USD and TJS fell from 1:5.1 on June 12 to 1:5.07 on June 19.

In Dushanbe, the market exchange rate between USD and TJS fell from 1:5.09 on June 12 to 1:5.03 on June 19.

Over the past week, the market exchange rate between USD and TJS in Kulob (Khatlon province) has remained the same - 1:5.08

In Khorog, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), the market exchange rate between USD and TJS has also remained the same over the report period – 1:5.00 

Meanwhile, an official exchange rate between USD and TJS set by the National Bank of Tajikistan rose from to 1:9241 on June 13 to 4.9281 on June 19.