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# Euro falls below 98 som, rouble continues decline: exchange rates for November 12
- URL: https://economist.kg/en/exchange-rates-november-12/
- Published: 2026-11-11T15:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-11T15:14:59.000Z
- Description: The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has set official foreign exchange rates for November 12, 2026. The euro fell by 0.89% and dropped below 98 som.
- Author: Иван Донис
- Tags: Деньги, #en

**The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has set official foreign exchange rates for November 12, 2026\. The euro fell by 0.89% and dropped below 98 som. The Russian rouble continued its decline for the third consecutive day, while the Kazakh tenge added 0.67%. The US dollar remained practically unchanged, and the Chinese yuan lost a fraction of its value.**

Compared to November 11, four of the five major foreign currencies weakened, and one strengthened. According to NBKR data:

- **US dollar** fell from 87.4498 to 87.4496 som, down 0.0002 som (less than 0.01%);
- **euro** decreased from 98.3635 to 97.4888 som, down 0.8747 som, or 0.89%;
- **Russian rouble** declined from 1.0570 to 1.0535 som, down 0.0035 som, or 0.33%;
- **Chinese yuan** dropped from 13.1160 to 13.1121 som, down 0.0039 som, or 0.03%;
- **Kazakh tenge** rose from 0.1954 to 0.1967 som, up 0.0013 som, or 0.67%.

##### **Euro drops nearly 0.9% in a day**

The European currency showed the most noticeable decline among the five major currencies. Over the day, its exchange rate fell by 0.8747 som to 97.4888 som.

> As of November 11, the euro stood at 98.3635 som following a 0.55% increase the day before. Now it has not only returned below the 98 som mark, but also dropped below 97.5 som.

##### **Rouble weakens for third consecutive day**

The Russian currency continued its downward trend. While the official exchange rate was 1.0759 som on November 9, it dropped to 1.0535 som by November 12.

> Over three days, the rouble lost 0.0224 som, or 2.08%. Compared to November 3, when the rate was 1.0842 som, the decline reached 2.83%.

##### **Tenge strengthens, dollar shows little change**

The Kazakh tenge was the only one of the five major currencies to appreciate. Its rate rose by 0.67% to 0.1967 som, outpacing the previous increase of 0.31%.

> Following its rise on November 11, the Chinese yuan edged down by 0.03% to 13.1121 som.

The US dollar remains virtually unchanged. Its official exchange rate was set at 87.4496 som, losing a mere 0.0002 som.

> Current official exchange rates are available on a dedicated [page](https://economist.kg/kursy-valyut/) on **Economist.kg**. Here you can use the currency calculator and view trend charts for 7 days, 30 days, and a year.