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The Nepali rupee is pegged to India's. Here is what that buys and what it costs

A fixed rate since 1993 has kept prices steady across an open border. It also outsources monetary policy.

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One hundred and sixty Nepali rupees to one hundred Indian: the rate has not moved in three decades. With an open border and most trade flowing south, a floating rate would mean constant price churn. [1]

The cost is independence. When India's central bank moves, Nepal's must follow or watch reserves drain. [2]

Would anyone change it?

Periodically an economist proposes a managed float. The proposal rarely survives contact with the question of what would happen to prices in the border towns the next morning.

References

  1. 1.

    World Economic Outlook. International Monetary Fund, April 2025.

  2. 2.

    Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation of Nepal. Nepal Rastra Bank, 2025-03-15.

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Dispatch Report (2026) ‘The Nepali rupee is pegged to India's. Here is what that buys and what it costs’, 28 September. Available at: https://thedispatchreport.com/article/the-nepali-rupee-is-pegged-to-indias-here-is-what-that-buys-and-what-it-costs (Accessed: 5 October 2026).

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