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AED - United Arab Emirates Dirham (د.إ)

The United Arab Emirates dirham is the currency of the United Arab Emirates. The dirham is abbreviated by the currency code AED, and its symbol is د.إ. Unofficial abbreviations include ‘Dhs’ and ‘DH’. The most popular AED exchange is with Indian rupees (INR to AED). The dirham is a fiat currency, and its conversion factor has 6 significant digits.

The Dirham (AED) is the currency of the United Arab Emirates. 1 Dirham = 100 fils. Exchange can be done at a bank, but is less costly at an exchange office. The United Arab Emirates Dirham was pegged to the IMF’s drawing rights in 1978. In 1997 the Dirham was pegged to the US Dollar at 1 USD = 3.6725 dirham.

The United Arab Emirates Dirham is the currency in United Arab Emirates (AE, ARE, UAE). The symbol for AED can be written Dh, and Dhs. The United Arab Emirates Dirham is divided into 100 fils. The exchange rate for the United Arab Emirates Dirham was last updated on Today from The International Monetary Fund. The AED conversion factor has 6 significant digits.

Economy

• The United Arab Emirates is ranked second in the Corporation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (CCASG).
• Natural gas and petroleum exports play an important role in the economy.
• The service sector is also an important source of income.
• Construction forms a huge part of the economy; there is currently an average of $350 billion in construction projects.
• The United Arab Emirates is part of the World Trade Organization.
• Imports are machinery, manufactured goods, and transport equipment.
• In 2009, 85% of exports were natural resources.
• The United Arab Emirates has the fastest-growing economy in the world.

History

• The original currency in the United Arab Emirates was the Bahraini Dinar.
• Before 1966 the United Arab Emirates used the Gulf Rupee.
• The United Arab Emirates dirham started circulating in December 1971. The dirham replaced the Dubai Riyal as well as the Qatar Riyal at par.
• From 1973 to 1982 the United Arab Emirates issued the Dirham.
• In 1976 the United Arab Emirates minted commemorative coins.
• In the late 1980s a fixed rate was established between the Dirham and the USD.
• 200-dirham denominations were produced only in 1989 and are scarce; however, the 200-dirham was re-introduced in May 2008 in a different color from the original.
• In 1997 the Dirham was pegged to the US Dollar.

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AZN - Azerbaijani Manat (man.)

Azerbaijani Manat

The New Manat is the currency used in Azerbaijan. There were three Manat currencies issued. The 3rd issue replaced the previous Manat in 2006, with the the new Manat = 5 000 old Manat. There are similarities between the Euro and Manat banknotes; both were designed by Robert Kalina of Austria.

The Azerbaijani Manat is the currency in Azerbaijan (AZ, AZE). The Azerbaijani Manat is divided into 100 gopik. The exchange rate for the Azerbaijani Manat was last updated on May 24, 2019 from Yahoo Finance. The AZN conversion factor has 5 significant digits.

Economy

• The main economic base of Azerbaijan is oil.
• The Azerbaijan GDP grew by 41.7 in 2007 and was rated as the fastest-growing economy in the world.
• Agriculture forms 6% of the economy, services 32 %, and industry the remainder.
• The top industries are petroleum and petroleum products, cement, textiles, ore, iron, natural gas, cotton, and foodstuffs.
• There is a restriction on non-citizens; they are not allowed to export the national currency outside of Azerbaijan.
• The country has a low unemployment rate of 0.9%.
• The main export is oil. Caspian oil is transported via pipeline to various Mediterranean countries.

History

• The first Manat was issued 1919 and was in circulation until 1923. After Azerbaijan became part of the Soviet Socialist Republic, the Manat was known in Russia as the Ruble. Both languages were printed on the bank notes, as well as French. There were no coins or small denominations.
• The Russian Ruble was replaced by the second Azerbaijan Manat in 1992.
• The new Azerbaijan Manat introduced in 2006 is currently the national currency. Qəpik coins that went out of circulation between 1993 to 2006 were reintroduced.
• At the end of 2006 the old Manat was taken out of circulation.

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