February 24, the volume of dollar purchases on the interbank foreign exchange market amounted to $6.7 million, which is almost twice less than the previous day's figure ($13.3 million). Such data are given by the regulator.

Of this amount, $3.5 mln was purchased by commercial banks with settlements on the day of the deal, while the remaining $3.2 mln - with deferred settlements.

For the first time since January 17, banks bought the dollar below 87.45 KGS. The trades started at the usual level, but ended with a slight decline to 87.4482 KGS (-0.002%).

However, a slight depreciation of the dollar in the interbank market does not mean an automatic decrease in the exchange rate for end users. Thus, on January 17, the dollar also became cheaper at the auction (to 87.43 KGS), but the official rate on the next day did not decrease, but on the contrary, increased: 87.4495 KGS against 87.4493 KGSa day earlier, and by January 18 it reached 87.45 KGS.

Commercial banks buy dollars from the population at 87.3 KGS, and sell them at 87.8 KGS.