CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE RATES   Currency The dirham (pronounced dir-ham) is the official currency of the UAE. Dirham notes are in 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1000 denominations. The dirham is divided into 100 fils, coins include Dh1, 50, 25, 10 and 5 fils (10 and 5 fils are rarely used). The value is written in Arabic only but Arabic numerals are easy to memorize (see section on Arabic Language). UAE Exchange There are no currency regulations and foreign currency of almost any denomination is readily exchanged in the UAE. The dirham is index linked to the dollar and the official exchange rate is Dh3.671 = US$ 1.00. The best exchange rates are generally available at private moneychangers found throughout the UAE, but especially in the more popular souqs and shopping centres. The UAE Exchange Centre (associated with Western Union) has branches throughout the UAE. Thomas Cook Al Rostamani (authorized representative of Thomas Cook’s fi...

Welcome to UAE Exchange , which features the UAE exchange rate and details about the currency AED (United Arab Emirates Dirham) that is used in the United Arab Emirates. You can find a breakdown of the contents of this webpage below or in the pages-banner that is presented above. To the right you can find a currency converter, which converts the United Arab Emirates Dirham to other currencies. Around fifty currencies are available with latest rates! You may freely use the currency converter for your purposes to calculate the UAE exchange rate. First, select either “from” or “to” in order to convert either from or to AED. For instance, the default setting in the converter calculates how many United Arab Emirates Dirhams 100 dollar equals. Vice versa, by selecting “to” you can find how many dollars 100 United Arab Emirates Dirhams equals. Second, select the amount you want to convert, you can also use decimals i.e. 250.5. Please be advised, the converter only accepts the “dot” o...

   Left to right: Mr Marwan Al Mazroei, Director, UAE Exchange, Jamal Abdul Salam , Director, Partner Relations, Dubai Internet City, Abdulla Humaid Al Mazroei, Chairman, UAE Exchange, Sam Pitroda, Founder and Chairman, C-Sam Inc, USA, B R Shetty , Managing Director and CEO, Dataline FZ LLC and Murray Sims, Head of Personal Banking, RAKBANK at the launch of the UAE Exchange's E-WALLET.