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 British Pound United Kingdom | 0.7451 |
 Nigerian Naira Nigeria | 1,371.4 |
 Japanese Yen Japan | 159.0819 |
 Brazilian Real Brazil | 5.0017 |
 UAE Dirham UAE | 3.6725 |
 Canadian Dollar Canada | 1.3772 |
 Chinese Yuan (offshore) China | 6.805 |
 Russian Ruble Russia | 70.9062 |
 South African Rand South Africa | 16.5692 |
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