UAE Dirham (AED) Exchange Rates

This page tracks the UAE Dirham (AED) against 39 currencies, updated live. One AED currently buys about 2.1364 Hong Kong dollars. Across today's session 30 of these pairs are higher and 7 are lower. The largest gain is against the CHF, up 0.52%. The largest fall is against the INR, down 0.76%. Because the UAE Dirham is pegged to the USD, its moves against other currencies largely reflect what the USD is doing.

Both HKD and AED are USD-pegged, so HKD/AED is unusually stable.

About the UAE Dirham

Issuing authority

Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE)

Exchange-rate regime

Pegged to the US dollar

Symbol

د.إ

Minor unit

fils (100)

Peg

3.6725 per USD, since 1997

What moves the UAE Dirham?

• The USD peg at 3.6725, which has held since 1997
• UAE rates therefore follow the Fed almost mechanically
• Oil revenues underpin the reserves backing the peg

The UAE Dirham is pegged to the United States Dollar (USD), so its moves largely track that currency.

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