Kathmandu, 5 March: Nepal Rastra Bank has fixed the foreign exchange rate for Wednesday. According to the central bank, the buying rate of one US dollar today is 139 rupees 33 paisa and the selling rate is 139 rupees 93 paisa.
The buying rate of one European Euro has been set at 146 rupees 55 paisa and the selling rate at 147 rupees 18 paisa, the buying rate of one UK Pound Sterling at 177 rupees 19 paisa and the selling rate at 177 rupees 95 paisa, and the buying rate of one Swiss Franc at 156 rupees 39 paisa and the selling rate at 157 rupees 07 paisa. Similarly, the buying rate of one Australian dollar has been fixed at 86 rupees 73 paisa and the selling rate at 87 rupees 11 paisa, the buying rate of one Canadian dollar at 96 rupees 56 paisa and the selling rate at 96 rupees 98 paisa, and the buying rate of one Singapore dollar at 103 rupees 67 paisa and the selling rate at 104 rupees 11 paisa.
The buying rate of 10 Japanese yen is 9 rupees 37 paisa and the selling rate is 9 rupees 41 paisa, the buying rate of one Chinese yuan is 19 rupees 16 paisa and the selling rate is 19 rupees 25 paisa, the buying rate of one Saudi Arabian riyal is 37 rupees 15 paisa and the selling rate is 37 rupees 31 paisa, and the buying rate of one Qatari riyal is 38 rupees 23 paisa and the selling rate is 38 rupees 39 paisa, the bank said.
Similarly, the buying rate of one Thai baht is 4 rupees 12 paisa and the selling rate is 4 rupees 14 paisa, the buying rate of one UAE dirham is 37 rupees 94 paisa and the selling rate is 38 rupees 10 paisa, the buying rate of one Malaysian ringgit is 31 rupees 19 paisa and the selling rate is 31 rupees 33 paisa, the buying rate of one South Korean won is 9 rupees 55 paisa and the selling rate is 9 rupees 59 paisa, the buying rate of one Swedish kronor is 13 rupees 21 paisa and the selling rate is 13 rupees 27 paisa, and the buying rate of one Danish kronor is 19 rupees 65 paisa and the selling rate is 19 rupees 73 paisa.
The National Bank has fixed the buying rate of one Hong Kong dollar at 17 rupees 92 paisa and the selling rate at 18 rupees, the buying rate of one Kuwaiti dinar at 451 rupees 48 paisa and the selling rate at 453 rupees 42 paisa, the buying rate of one Bahraini dinar at 369 rupees 67 paisa and the selling rate at 371 rupees 27 paisa, the buying rate of one Omani rial at 361 rupees 91 paisa and the selling rate at 363 rupees 47 paisa. Similarly, the buying rate of one hundred Indian rupees has been fixed at 160 rupees and the selling rate at 160 rupees 15 paisa.
The National Bank has stated that this exchange rate can be revised at any time as needed. It is stated that the exchange rate set by commercial banks may differ and the updated exchange rate will be available on the central bank’s website.
