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Exchange rates against the dirham Friday

12 October 2026·2 min read

Moroccan dirham exchange rates this Friday: euro at 10.0938/11.7306 MAD, US dollar at 8.9891/10.4467 MAD, pound sterling at 11.9060/13.8360 MAD, Swiss franc at 10.8220/12.5770 MAD, Kuwaiti dinar at 28.9130/33.6010 MAD, 100 yen at 5.6792/6.6002 MAD.

Exchange rates against the dirham this Friday

The euro stands at 10.0938 dirhams to buy and 11.7306 dirhams to sell. The US dollar follows at 8.98910 dirhams to buy versus 10.4467 dirhams to sell. As for the Canadian dollar, the rate is set at 6.32010 dirhams to buy and 7.34490 dirhams to sell.

The pound sterling and the Gibraltar pound share exactly the same level: 11.9060 dirhams to buy and 13.8360 dirhams to sell. The Swiss franc trades at 10.8220 dirhams to buy and 12.5770 dirhams to sell.

For the currencies, the Saudi riyal is quoted at 2.39430 dirhams to buy and 2.78250 dirhams to sell. The Qatari riyal follows closely at 2.46600 dirhams to buy versus 2.86580 dirhams to sell.

The most valued units remain the Kuwaiti dinar at 28.9130 dirhams to buy and 33.6010 dirhams to sell, as well as the Bahraini dinar at 23.8240 dirhams to buy and 27.6880 dirhams to sell. Finally, 100 Japanese yen stand at 5.67920 dirhams to buy and 6.60020 dirhams to sell.

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