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Foreign Currency Exchange: |
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Foreign currencies
must be exchanged only through banks or authorized foreign exchange
dealers. The receipts from such transaction are to be obtained and
retained. Visitors can exchange money at the foreign exchange counter
at the airport upon arrival also.
NOTE for Travellers From India/ Via India ::
Indian
currency of Rs.500 and Rs.1, 000 bills are not allowed to be brought
into Nepal. They will not be exchanged and will not be accepted for
transaction of any kind.
Cards
Credit
cards like the American Express, Visa and Master Card are accepted.
Convertible currencies are as follows: Dollar (U.S., Australian, Hong
Kong, Canadian, and Singapore); Euro (Swiss, French, Belgium,
Netherlands, Germany, Italy); Pound (U.K.); Yen (Japan). Please retain
your encashment for changing back local currency into foreign currency
on departure at exit points or at Tribhuvan International Airport
departure lounge.
Banks in Kathmandu Valley are open between 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. from
Monday through Friday. They are closed on Saturdays and other public
holidays. In other places banks are open from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. from
Mondays through Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Fridays and are
closed on Saturdays and government holidays. ATM machines are located
in many banks in the capital. Money can be transferred from other parts
of the world from the numerous transfer agencies in the capital.
For more information, click
Currency Converter:
http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates: http://www.kantipuronline.com/forex.php
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