No longer riding high. The yuan and the euro are on the decline.

The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has updated the official exchange rates for April 29, 2025.

The US dollar remained unchanged at 87.4500 som. The euro fell slightly by 0.8% to 99.1989 som. The Russian ruble strengthened by 0.7% to 1.0583 som.

The Kazakh tenge also gained 0.27% to 0.1702 som. The Chinese yuan fell by 0.17% to 11.9820 som.

Earlier, the euro and yuan strengthened amid the US-China trade war, but experts warned that these two currencies would be subject to volatility.

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