TEHRAN The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Monday announced the official buying and selling rates for leading world currencies against the Iranian Rial as follows:

Currency Buying Selling -------- ------ ------- (EU) euro 1,597 1,606 Australian dollar 916 922 Canadian dollar 1,133 1,140 Japanese yen (100) 1,453 1,462 Norwegian krone 196 197 British pound 2,524 2,539 Swedish krona 172 173 U.S. dollar 1,750 1,755 Danish krone 214 216 Swiss franc 1,052 1,058 UAE dirham 477 480 Saudi riyal 466 469 Kuwaiti dinar 5,729 5,762 Bahraini dinar 4,648 4,674 Qatar riyal 480 483 Omani rial 4,545 4,571 Syrian pound 29 32

Official forex rates are used only for pricing certain imported basic goods and subsidized services, allowed by the country's 1380 (current) budget.

Meanwhile, according to the International Department of the Central Bank of Iran, at the closing hour of trading in the country's banks on Sunday, August 19, the average agreed buying and selling rate for the U.S. dollar against the national Iranian currency was reported at 7,978 rials (Rls.).

At the close of trading at the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) on Sunday, August 19, the rates offered to purchasers of one U.S. dollar and euro from exporters were reported at Rls.7,921 and 7,265, respectively.

Sunday is a normal working day in Iran.