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ngul·trum

(əng-gŭl′trəm)

See Table at currency.

[Bhutanese.]

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ngultrum

(əŋˈɡuːltrəm)

(Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Bhutan, divided into 100 chetrum

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ngul•trum

(əŋˈgʌl trəm)

n.

the basic monetary unit of Bhutan, introduced in 1973.

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ngultrum - the basic unit of money in Bhutan

Bhutanese monetary unit - monetary unit in Bhutan

chetrum - 100 chetrums equal 1 ngultrum in Bhutan

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The approximate price today in Gelephu is between 19,000 ngultrum ($267.60) and 20,000 ngultrum per sack containing 40kg, which is about 500 ngultrum per kg.

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Since inflation erodes the purchasing power of ngultrum (PPN), as of October this year Nu 100 is worth only Nu 73 in December 2012.

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Its currency Ngultrum is linked to the Indian rupee, its budget supported by the government of India.

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The case with Bhutan is different because Indian Rupee is a legal tender and the Bhutanese Ngultrum has been pegged at par to the Indian Rupee since its first issue in 1974.

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The Bhutanese currency, the ngultrum, is tied to the Indian rupee, with which it is on par.

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Bhutan: The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan would re-open exchange-counters at the RMA (Thimphu & Phuntsholing branch office) for facilitating exchange of Ngultrum notes for Indian Rupee (INR) notes.

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Three variants of the e2o have been launched in Bhutan, priced at Rs 6.99 lakh Ngultrum, 7.99 lakh Ngultrum and 8.39 lakh Ngultrum (The Bhutanese Ngultrum or BTN is equivalent in value to the Indian Rupee).

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With Ngultrum 10 million already released by the government; work on basic infrastructure like water, electricity, road, ground-leveling and fencing will begin soon.

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Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.16

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