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Mauritius Rupee
Mauritius officially uses the rupee as the local currency. One rupee is divided into 100 cents.
Currency regime
The rupee is fixed against against a basket of international currencies and currency fluctuations are usually limited.
Commercial rates
As at May 25th 2006, the rupee was trading around 30.8 against the dollar, 39.3 against the Euro and 57.6 against Sterling.
Tourist rates
On May 25th 2006 the rupee was valued at around 56.1 against Sterling. For 1 UK pound you will, therefore, receive around 56.1 rupee.
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