This one is updated more frequently than Irrawaddy.org and also shows free market exchange rates for a lot of other Asian currencies as well.
Myanmar Free Market exchange rates
mingalababya
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anonymous
Great site, mingalababya. Thank you.
Might you know of any site where we can also find out about the Euro and the Yuan?
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h5n1
At the moment I can not reach the page but I am also interested in the EURO Kyat rate. Can the EURO be used in Myanmar the same as the US $ ?
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anonymous
#2... No, Euro is only good for back up currency... You can exchange it in Yangon and at a lower rate also in Mandalay.. Probably between 1500 and 1600 Kyat to the Euro at the moment.. But you get close to 1.4 USD to the Euro at home.. It will not add up..
Exchange into to USD before you leave home..... No matter how you twins and turn the argument, unless you are a jewellery buyer.. you are much better of with USD.
Remember than most of your money will be paid out with this currency... Only something like one third need to be changed to Kyat..
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