: the basic monetary unit of India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka see Money Table
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Essential goods strain meager household budgets, with consumers paying around 363 Pakistani rupees for a dozen eggs or 2,186 Pakistan rupees for a kilogram of wheat flour, according to economic data firm CEIC Data, citing 2025 figures from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
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Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
That agreement will provide joint funding of up to 15,000 crore rupees (roughly $1.65 billion) to expand the port’s capacity.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Devotees had left offerings — rupees, bananas, and sweets such as Choco-Pie, Oat Krunch cookies and digestive biscuits.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
His family fell on hard times when his father’s salary transitioned from German deutsche marks to Pakistani rupees.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
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Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
That agreement will provide joint funding of up to 15,000 crore rupees (roughly $1.65 billion) to expand the port’s capacity.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Devotees had left offerings — rupees, bananas, and sweets such as Choco-Pie, Oat Krunch cookies and digestive biscuits.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
His family fell on hard times when his father’s salary transitioned from German deutsche marks to Pakistani rupees.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Rupee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rupee. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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