Opening Middle Exchange Rates as at 30/12/2004

E1 Lm0.4347

Opening Middle Exchange Rates against the Maltese Lira

US Dollar 3.1339

UK Sterling 1.6320

Japanese Yen 324.8274

Swiss Franc 3.5507

Swedish Krona 20.7015

Danish Krone 17.1054

Norwegian Kroner 19.0155

Canadian Dollar 3.7917

Australian Dollar 4.0403

New Zealand Dollar 4.3883

Czech Koruna 70.1301

Cyprus Pound 1.3321

Estonian Kroon 35.9914

Hungarian Forint 565.1181

Latvia Lats 1.6036

Lithuanian Litas 7.9419

Polish Zloty 9.3678

Slovakia Koruna 89.1967

Slovenia Tolar 551.4230

CIS Rouble 87.0844

Croatia Kuna 17.6453

Libyan Dinar N/A

Morocco Dirham 25.7841

Tunisian Dinar 3.7602

Turkish Lira 4,251,117.2611

Egyptian Pound 19.2421

Saudi Arabian Riyal 11.7530

UAE Dirhams 11.5103

Hong Kong Dollar 24.3716

Singapore Dollar 5.1270

Chinese Renminbi Yuan 25.9376

Taiwan Dollar 100.1778

Indian Rupee 136.9587

Malaysian Ringgit 11.9088

Thailand Baht 122.3313

Brazil Real 8.3643

Special Drawing Rights 2.0232

Icelandic Krona 191.9662

Liechtenstein 3.5507

Bulgarian Lev 4.4990

Romanian Leu 90,857.6422

New York gold and silver middle closing prices as at 30/12/2004

Gold US Dollars 436.0750

per Troy Ounce

Silver US Cents 681.5000

per Troy Ounce