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KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait’s Central Bank Wednesday raised the value of the dinar by 0.56 percent against the waning US currency, which dropped to a record low against the euro.
The dollar, which previously stood at 0.276 dinars, is now worth 0.27445 dinars, the highest value of the Gulf state’s currency against the dollar in more than two decades.
The European currency closed trading Tuesday at 1.4853 dollars, a record high against the greenback which also reached record lows against the Japanese yen.
On May 20, the oil-rich Gulf emirate pegged its dinar to a basket of currencies after more than four years of linking it to the dollar, in a bid to reduce inflation.
Since then, the dinar has gained over five percent against the dollar.
Central Bank Governor Sheikh Salem Abdulaziz al-Sabah said last month that de-pegging the dinar from the dollar had helped Kuwait cut inflation, which is hovering around five percent.
KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait’s Central Bank Wednesday raised the value of the dinar by 0.56 percent against the waning US currency, which dropped to a record low against the euro.
The dollar, which previously stood at 0.276 dinars, is now worth 0.27445 dinars, the highest value of the Gulf state’s currency against the dollar in more than two decades.
The European currency closed trading Tuesday at 1.4853 dollars, a record high against the greenback which also reached record lows against the Japanese yen.
On May 20, the oil-rich Gulf emirate pegged its dinar to a basket of currencies after more than four years of linking it to the dollar, in a bid to reduce inflation.
Since then, the dinar has gained over five percent against the dollar.
Central Bank Governor Sheikh Salem Abdulaziz al-Sabah said last month that de-pegging the dinar from the dollar had helped Kuwait cut inflation, which is hovering around five percent.