1
: the basic monetary unit of Morocco and United Arab Emirates see Money Table
2
: a monetary subunit of the dinar (Libya) and riyal (Qatar) see dinar, riyal at Money Table
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Sources suggest Delhi's suggestion of making some payments in U.A.E. dirhams, instead of the yuan, if not the rupee, are also running into trouble.
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Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Moroccans who violate the law could face six months to three years in prison and a fine of up to 1000 dirhams.
—Averi Kremposky, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
Jabari insists that the water bar, although frequented by suited businessmen who work in the surrounding Dubai Media City, is not only for wealthy patrons, saying the water, costing 2 dirhams, or 54 U.S. cents, per 500 milliliters (around 16.9 fluid ounces), isn’t too expensive.
—Nick El Hajj, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
Kamani’s land—which saw a record-breaking sale of 125 million dirhams—is about half the size of a standard football field, which is around 57,600 square feet.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2023
The previous record was set in 2008, when a license plate sold for around $14 million (52 million dirhams).
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023
Besides the Indian rupee, India’s trade payments to Russia have been a mix of UAE dirhams and the Chinese yuan so far.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 11 May 2023
Businessman Balvinder Singh Sahni, known as Abu Sabah, purchased plate D 5 in 2016 for 33 million dirhams.
—Low De Wei, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023
The latest auction broke a record set in 2008 by local businessman Saeed Abdul Ghaffar Khouri, who paid 52.2 million dirhams for a plate bearing the number 1 in Abu Dhabi.
—Low De Wei, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023
Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Moroccans who violate the law could face six months to three years in prison and a fine of up to 1000 dirhams.
—Averi Kremposky, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
Jabari insists that the water bar, although frequented by suited businessmen who work in the surrounding Dubai Media City, is not only for wealthy patrons, saying the water, costing 2 dirhams, or 54 U.S. cents, per 500 milliliters (around 16.9 fluid ounces), isn’t too expensive.
—Nick El Hajj, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
Kamani’s land—which saw a record-breaking sale of 125 million dirhams—is about half the size of a standard football field, which is around 57,600 square feet.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2023
The previous record was set in 2008, when a license plate sold for around $14 million (52 million dirhams).
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2023
Besides the Indian rupee, India’s trade payments to Russia have been a mix of UAE dirhams and the Chinese yuan so far.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 11 May 2023
Businessman Balvinder Singh Sahni, known as Abu Sabah, purchased plate D 5 in 2016 for 33 million dirhams.
—Low De Wei, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023
The latest auction broke a record set in 2008 by local businessman Saeed Abdul Ghaffar Khouri, who paid 52.2 million dirhams for a plate bearing the number 1 in Abu Dhabi.
—Low De Wei, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023
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