Ethiopia: Money

Mr. Scott
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what currency transactions over the value of £25,000 were made by his Department where pounds sterling were changed into local currency in Ethiopia between 1 January and 30 June 2007.

Gillian Merron
The following transactions were made:

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|               |Value (£) |Exchange rate|Commission paid (£)|
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|17 January 2007|250,626.57|17.2643      |626.57             |
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|23 March 2007  |200,000.00|17.3585      |500.00             |
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|15 May 2007    |250,626.57|17.6823      |626.57             |
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