The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan entered the foreign exchange market with intervention for the first time in April. Website of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
In total, $7,550 million were sold with settlements on the date of the transaction and $38,550 million — with settlements other than the transaction date.
Exchange rate of the U.S. dollar to the som in commercial banks remains unchanged. It is bought for 87.4-87.5 soms, and sold for 88.3-88.32 soms. But the nominal rate set by the National Bank rose for the first time in a month. Today it is 87.5138 soms (0.11 percent increase).
Since the beginning of the year, the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has intervened seven times, having sold dollars for a total of $353,470 million.
