Gold & rupee
Gold prices, the rupee and foreign exchange.
Why a dollar costs about Rs 155: Nepal's 1.6 peg to the Indian rupee explained
Nepal's currency moves with India's, which has weakened this year, and the arrangement brings stability at the cost of monetary independence.
Gold climbs to Rs 295,700 a tola, still below January's record
Bullion is costly again ahead of the festival season, and higher import duty has added to the price Nepalis pay.