: the basic monetary unit of India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka see Money Table
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The Indian rupee has weakened against the dollar in recent days, slipping past the important 90-rupee-per-dollar level on Wednesday before paring losses.
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
Speaking to Rossiya-1, Kostin explained that the trade imbalance required rupees to be sold on financial markets, where buyers from countries purchasing goods in India now demand the currency.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
With debts ranging from 10,000 rupees ($113) to 200,000 rupees ($2,260), workers can spend years paying off the principal of their loans.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 20 Nov. 2025
The retired banker had heart bypass surgery earlier this year, and before that had been spending almost 8,000 rupees ($90) a month just on his insulin.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2025
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
Speaking to Rossiya-1, Kostin explained that the trade imbalance required rupees to be sold on financial markets, where buyers from countries purchasing goods in India now demand the currency.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
With debts ranging from 10,000 rupees ($113) to 200,000 rupees ($2,260), workers can spend years paying off the principal of their loans.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 20 Nov. 2025
The retired banker had heart bypass surgery earlier this year, and before that had been spending almost 8,000 rupees ($90) a month just on his insulin.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Rupee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rupee. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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