Dubai Airport duty-free begins accepting payments in Russian rubles
RIA Novosti writes that paying with rubles in the duty-free zone at Dubai Airport has been possible since August. According to the Russian news agency, the airport accepts cash and card payments. At this stage, estimating the demand for this currency is difficult.
The duty-free shops at Dubai Airport have started accepting Russian currency, writes the pro-Kremlin news agency RIA Novosti, citing an interview with a representative of one of the retail outlets and an employee of the information desk at Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport.
It's worth noting that rubles are accepted, but the exchange is done at the dirham rate.
Rubles at Dubai Airport
Based on the exchange rate from August 4, one UAE dirham is worth 23.13 rubles. However, RIA Novosti writes that the exchange is conducted at a different rate in the duty-free zone at Dubai Airport. For example, a water bottle worth two dirhams will cost one hundred rubles.
The owner of the retail point explained in an interview with RIA Novosti that it has been possible to pay in rubles since August 1 of this year. However, for technical reasons, he added, this option is not yet available in every store, making it difficult to assess the demand for payments in Russian currency.
According to RIA Novosti, buying goods with rubles in all duty-free stores will soon be possible.
A Duty-Free customer service centre representative told RIA Novosti that this applies to cash and card payments. As the news agency's correspondent noted, prices in rubles are not yet shown on price tags.
