For example, a price elasticity of alcohol demand of -0.5 means that a 1-percent increase in price would reduce alcohol consumption by 0.5 percent (or a 10-percent increase in price would reduce consumption by 5 percent).
The Local Currency. The Seychelles Rupee (Rs) is the official currency of the Seychelles. One Rupee = 100 cents. The currency is divided into both paper and coin form. Currency is minted in the following denominations.
Most African countries have their own unique currency, although some share the same currency with several other states. The West African CFC franc, for example, is the official currency of eight countries in West Africa, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. Similarly, some African countries have more than one official currency. The South African rand is used alongside the Namibian dollar in Namibia; and alongside the Swazi lilangeni in Swaziland. Zimbabwe takes the title for the country with the most official currencies, however.