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.
The rufiyaa (Dhivehi: ÞÞ¨ÞÞ¬ÞÞ¨ ÞÞªÞÞ¨ÞÞ§) is the currency of the Maldives. Determining the exchange rate for the US dollar and the issuance of the currency is controlled by the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA). The most commonly used symbols for the rufiyaa are MRF and Rf. The ISO 4217 code for Maldivian rufiyaa is MVR.The rufiyaa is subdivided into 100 laari.he earliest form of currency used in the Maldives was cowry shells (Cypraea moneta) and historical accounts of travellers indicate that they were traded in this manner even during the 13th century. As late as 1344, Ibn Batuta observed that more than 40 ships loaded with cowry shells were exported each year.