Shopping in Coromos

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Shopping

Comoran products can be purchased at Moroni on Ngazidja (Grande Comore). These include gold, pearl and shell jewellery, woven cloth, embroidered skull-caps (koffia) and slippers, carved chests, panels and portes-croix (lecterns), pottery and basketry. Most items can be bought in the villages where they are made.

Shopping hours: Mon-Sat 0830-1200 and 1500-1830 (often shops remain open until later).

Currency Information:

Currency
Comoros Franc (KMF) = 100 centimes. Notes are in denominations of KMF10,000, 5000, 2500, 1000 and 500. Coins are in denominations of KMF20, 10, 5, 2 and 1, and 20 centimes. The Comoros Franc is part of the French Monetary Area and Euros are also commonly used. The Comoros Franc is tied to the Euro.

Currency exchange
Foreign currency may be exchanged in banks in the towns. Banque Nationale des Comores is the only established bank on Grande Comore. Banking facilities are very limited on the other islands.

Credit & debit cards
There is limited acceptance of most international credit cards (mainly in upmarket hotels), but check with your credit or debit card company for details of merchant acceptability and other services which may be available. Some hotels and restaurants will accept foreign currencies, mostly Euros and US dollars. Change may be given in local currency.

Traveller's cheques
The Banque Internationale des Comores (BIC) is the only bank that will change travelers cheques. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travelers are advised to take travelers cheques in Euros.

Currency restrictions
There are no restrictions on the import and export of either local or foreign currency.

Exchange rate indicators

Date	At time of publishing
£1.00=	730.92
$1.00=	399.99

Banking hours
Mon-Thurs 0730-1300; Fri 0730-1100.

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