somoni

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The somoni is the official currency of Tajikistan. It is the basic monetary unit of the country. The symbol for the somoni is TJS. The word "somoni" originates from the name of a ruler from an early Muslim dynasty in Iranian lands, Abū Ibrāhīm Ismāʻīl ibn Aḥmad, who lived around 907 AD. The somoni was first used in the year 2000.12

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Tajikistan
Finance of Tajikistan
…regulating the nation’s currency, the somoni. The currency is vulnerable to fluctuations in Russia’s economy, since about one-third of Tajikistan’s GDP comes from remittances from Tajik workers in Russia. Tajikistan experienced a banking crisis in 2016, for example, as a result of sanctions leveled against Russia after its annexation of…
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…regulating the nation’s currency, the somoni. The currency is vulnerable to fluctuations in Russia’s economy, since about one-third of Tajikistan’s GDP comes from remittances from Tajik workers in Russia. Tajikistan experienced a banking crisis in 2016, for example, as a result of sanctions leveled against Russia after its annexation of…
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