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kyat

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kyat  (chät)
n.
See Table at currency.
[Burmese ca.]
kyat [kɪˈɑːt]
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Myanmar, divided into 100 pyas
[from Burmese]
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Noun1.kyat - the basic unit of money in Myanmar
Myanmar monetary unit - monetary unit in the Union of Burma
pya - 100 pyas equal 1 kyat in Myanmar


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He reports that while the average monthly cost of living for a lower middle class Rangoon family is kyat (K) 20,000-30,000, civil servants earn from K3,600 (primary school teacher) to K15,000 (director general of a government office or university rector) a month, and private sector income ranges from K100-200 a day (unskilled labourers) to K10,000 a month (taxi drivers) to K30,000 a month (company managers).
The state and the city: 1988 and the transformation of Rangoon by Seekins, Donald M. / Pacific Affairs
dollars, since the value of the kyat, Burma's currency, has fallen through the floor.
Ran-goons: why isn't Burma on Bush's "Axis of Evil" list? by Kurlantzick, Joshua / Washington Monthly
Given that the official rate is 6 Kyat to US$1, and the unofficial market, or black market, rate is currently running at between 300 and 400 or more Kyat to US$1, foreign investors might have some cause for concern.
Ten Years of Chaos in Burma: Foreign Investment and Economic ... by McCarthy, Stephen / Pacific Affairs
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