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AFN - Afghan Afghani (؋)

Afghan Afghani

The Afghan Afghani (AFN) was introduced in 2003 as the new currency for Afghanistan. Two distinct rates were established: the government issue of 1000 and the northern alliance of 2000. Prior to 2003 the currency was the Afghanistan Afghani (AFA). There is no stock market. Money lending as well as foreign exchange is done through money bazaars.

The Afghan Afghani is the currency in Afghanistan (AF, AFG). The symbol for AFN can be written Af. The Afghan Afghani is divided into 100 puls. The exchange rate for the Afghan Afghani was last updated on May 24, 2019 from Yahoo Finance. The AFN conversion factor has 3 significant digits.

Economy

• Afghanistan relies on foreign aid, trade, and farming from bordering countries.
• The country and international concerns are focusing on improving infrastructure by creating jobs, promoting development of housing, and investing in education.
• International groups contributed over $2 billion to help Afghanistan’s dying economy.
• Afghanistan's agricultural products include wheat, wool, nuts, mutton, opium, lamb skin, and sheep skin.
• Afghanistan exports mainly nuts, fruit, carpets, and cotton.
• Imports include textiles, petroleum products, and capital goods.

History

• The first Afghani (AFA) was introduced in 1925. Before this time period the Afghan Rupee was the official currency.
• From the year 1925 to the year 1928 Afghani treasury notes were introduced.
• In 1975, all Afghanistan banks were nationalized.
• In 1981, the Afghani was pegged to the United States Dollar at 1 USD = 50 Afghanis.
• Afghanistan was taken over by Taliban rulers in 1996. The Taliban central bank declared the Afghanistan Afghani worthless and the bank cancelled the contract they had with Russia for printing their money. The country's currency was devalued against the US dollar to a rate of 1 USD = 43 Afghani.
• In 2002, the new Afghan Afghani currency (AFN) was introduced. In October, 2003 Afghanistan started using AFN as the official currency in local trade.
• In 2005, Afghani coins replaced the 1, 2, and 5 Afghani banknotes.
• Since 2005 the Afghanistan economy has grown at a steady pace.

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RUB - Russian Ruble (руб)

The Russian rouble (or ‘rouble’) is the official currency of Russia. Its currency code is RUB and its symbol is ₽. You’ll see it written in Russian as рубль or ‘rubl’ and its plural as рубли́ or ‘rubli’). The rouble is fiat money, and was the world’s first decimal currency. Its currency conversion factor has 6 digits.

The Russian Ruble (or Rouble) is the official currency of the Russian Federation, as well as South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The ruble is subdivided into 100 kopeks (or kopecks, copecks). There is currently no official symbol for the Ruble, though the abbreviation руб. is widely in use, and the country is considering several other possibilities.

The Russian Ruble is the currency in Russian Federation (RU, RUS, Russia). The Russian Ruble is also known as the Russian Rouble. The symbol for RUB can be written R. The Russian Ruble is divided into 100 kopecks. The exchange rate for the Russian Ruble was last updated on Today from The International Monetary Fund. The RUB conversion factor has 6 significant digits.

Economy

• The Russian Federation is one of the world’s largest market economies. By nominal GDP, Russia is ranked as the 10th largest economy in the world (6th largest by Purchasing Power Parity).
• Political stability and increased domestic consumption have driven significant growth since the early 2000s. The average salary increased from $80/month in 2000 to ~$640/month in 2008. Roughly 14% of Russians lived in poverty in 2010 vs. nearly 40% in 1999.
• Oil, natural gasoline, timber, and precious metals represent ~80% of exported goods. Agricultural products is also a major export &mdash Russia is the third largest grain exporter globally, behind only the United States and European Union.

History

• The Ruble has been the official currency of Russia for nearly 500 years. The kopek was first introduced in 1710, with a value of 1/100th of a Ruble.
• In December, 1885, the Russian Ruble was revalued to a gold standard, pegged to the French Franc at 1 Ruble = 4 Francs. This value was revised in 1897 to 1 Ruble = 2 2/3 Francs.
• During World War I, the gold standard was dropped leading to devaluation of the Ruble and hyperinflation.
• The “second Ruble” was introduced on January 1, 1922, followed by the “third Ruble” in January 1923.
• The “fourth Ruble” (or “Gold Ruble”) was issued in March, 1924.
• Following World War II, the “fifth Ruble” was introduced in 1947, in order to revalue the currency and reduce the amount of paper tender in circulation.
• The introduction of the “sixth Ruble” occurred in 1967, under a similar process to the “fifth Ruble” issue.
• The “sixth Ruble” remained the official currency of Russia during the transition from the Soviet Union to the modern Russian Federation, though new notes were issued in 1993 to reflect the change.
• The “seventh Ruble” was issued on January 1, 1998, essentially devaluing the Russian Ruble at a rate of 1 new Ruble = 1,000 old Rubles.

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