Euro falls below 98 som, rouble continues decline: exchange rates for November 12

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 on Economist.kg. Here you can use the currency calculator and view trend charts for 7 days, 30 days, and a year.