JMD to AED

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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JMD - Jamaican Dollar (J$)

Jamaican Dollar

The Jamaican Dollar is the official currency of Jamaica. Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles. The new Jamaican Dollar differs from all other dollars in the British West Indies because it was based on the half-pound sterling. All other dollars were founded on either the US Dollar or the Spanish Dollar.

The Jamaican Dollar is the currency in Jamaica (JM, JAM). The symbol for JMD can be written J$. The Jamaican Dollar is divided into 100 cents. The exchange rate for the Jamaican Dollar was last updated on May 24, 2019 from Yahoo Finance. The JMD conversion factor has 5 significant digits.

Economy

• Jamaica is a mixed economy with state enterprises and private sector companies.
• The main sectors of the Jamaican economy are agriculture, mining, manufacturing, tourism, and financial services and insurance.
• Tourism and mining are the main sources of foreign exchange.
• Half of Jamaica's economy is based on services, and half of its revenues are from services such as tourism. An estimated 1.3 million foreign tourists visit Jamaica each year.

History

• The history of the Jamaican Dollar should not be seen in isolation from the British West Indies as a whole. Its unique feature was that it was the only territory in the British West Indies to use special issues of the British Pound Sterling, except for the four pence groat coin issued for all the British West Indies.
• Replacement coins valued at 1 cent (for 1.2 pence), 5 cents (for 6 pence), 10 cents (for1 shilling), 20 cents (for 2 shillings), and 25 cents (for 2 shillings 6 pence) were produced. With the exception of the United Nations small bronze penny, the compositions, sizes, and shapes of the coins were identical to those they replaced.
• The Jamaican Dollar value fluctuates, but in January 2011 it was at approximately 85 USD.

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