KATHMANDU, April 17: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has announced the foreign exchange rates for Thursday. According to the central bank, the buying rate for one US dollar has been fixed at Rs 137.79, while the selling rate stands at Rs 137.39. On Wednesday, the buying rate of one US dollar was Rs 136.94, and the selling rate was Rs 137.54.
The buying rate of one Euro is Rs 155.51 and the selling rate is Rs 156.19. Similarly, the UK Pound Sterling is being bought at Rs 181.56 and sold at Rs 182.36. The Swiss Franc’s buying rate is Rs 167.46 and selling rate Rs 168.19, while the Australian Dollar is trading at Rs 87.20 for buying and Rs 87.58 for selling. The Canadian Dollar’s buying and selling rates are set at Rs 98.30 and Rs 98.74 respectively. For the Singapore Dollar, the buying rate is set at Rs 104.13 and selling rate is set at Rs 104.59.
Likewise, the Japanese Yen (per 10 units) is being bought at Rs 9.59 and sold at Rs 9.63. The buying rate for the Chinese Yuan is Rs 18.72 and the selling rate is Rs 18.81. The Saudi Arabian Riyal is being traded at Rs 36.45 for buying and Rs 36.61 for selling, while the Qatari Riyal’s buying and selling rates are Rs 37.53 and Rs 37.69 respectively.
Revised interest rate corridor system introduced
The Thai Baht is being bought at Rs 4.12 and sold at Rs 4.13. The UAE Dirham is trading at Rs 37.24 for buying and Rs 37.40 for selling. The Malaysian Ringgit has been fixed at Rs 31.01 for buying and Rs 31.15 for selling. The South Korean Won (per 100 units) is priced at Rs 9.64 for buying and Rs 9.69 for selling. The Swedish Krona is being bought at Rs 13.93 and sold at Rs 14.00, while the Danish Krone stands at Rs 20.83 for buying and Rs 20.92 for selling.
Furthermore, the Hong Kong Dollar’s buying and selling rates are Rs 17.63 and Rs 17.71 respectively. The Kuwaiti Dinar is being bought at Rs 446.24 and sold at Rs 448.20, the Bahraini Dinar at Rs 362.87 for buying and Rs 364.46 for selling, and the Omani Rial at Rs 355.30 for buying and Rs 356.86 for selling.
The Indian Rupee, per 100 units, is being exchanged at Rs 160.00 for buying and Rs 160.15 for selling.
NRB has stated that these exchange rates are subject to revision at any time as required. It also stated that commercial banks may offer different rates, and the most updated exchange rates are available on the central bank’s official website.
