United Arab Emirates Dirham
AED
- Convertible: Yes
- Transferable: Yes
- Exchange rate regime: Pegged to USD
Available Currency Pairs
EURAED
Weergeven EUR
USDAED
Weergeven USD
GBPAED
Weergeven GBP
CHFAED
Weergeven CHF
AEDCNY
Weergeven CNH/CNY
AEDCZK
Weergeven CZK
AEDDKK
Weergeven DKK
AEDHKD
Weergeven HKD
AEDHUF
Weergeven HUF
AEDJPY
Weergeven JPY
AEDMXN
Weergeven MXN
AEDNOK
Weergeven NOK
AEDSEK
Weergeven SEK
AEDTHB
Weergeven THB
AEDZAR
Weergeven ZAR
AUDAED
Weergeven AUD
CADAED
Weergeven CAD
ILSAED
Weergeven ILS
NZDAED
Weergeven NZD
PLNAED
Weergeven PLN
RONAED
Weergeven RON
SGDAED
Weergeven SGDTransaction Types
FX SPOT
Delivery date: T+1; T+2
Liquidity: High
FX FORWARD
Maximum maturity: 24 months
Liquidity: High
Did You Know?
Monetary policy
- The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) is in charge of the monetary policy of the seven Emirates of the country.
- Price setting method: the exchange rate has been defined as fixed since 1980. The dirham is directly indexed to the US dollar: the USD/AED exchange rate is in the range of 3.6720/3.6730
Features and highlights
- In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the United Arab Emirates has one of the most liquid currencies.
- Friday is a non-working day in the United Arab Emirates, so there is no delivery of AEDs that day.
Expert opinion
- Due to the indexation of the AED to the USD, the evolution of the EUR/AED is almost perfectly correlated with that of the EUR/USD.
Regulations
There are no special restrictions on the purchase and sale of AEDs
Important Information
PAYMENTS IN AED TO THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
The IBAN format is used in the United Arab Emirates. Payment instructions must contain:
- The full name and address of the beneficiary.
Keep In Mind
Public Holidays
New Year's Day 1 Jan
Eid Al Fitr Holiday 14 Jun
Arafat (Haj) Day 21 Aug
Eid Al Adha Holiday 23 Aug
Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday 20 Nov
UAE National Day 2 Dec
Israa & Miaraj Night 13 Apr
Eid Al Fitr 15 Jun
Eid al Adha 22 Aug
Hijri New Years Day 11 Sep
Martyrs’ Day 30 Nov
When a holiday falls on a weekend, the next business day becomes a holiday
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