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Fortune
Jason Ma

UAE officials reportedly warned they may be forced to use yuan or other currencies if they run low on dollars amid the Iran war

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The United Arab Emirates apparently dropped a hint the dollar’s dominance isn’t assured in the global oil trade if fallout from the Iran war gets worse.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the UAE’s central bank chief raised the idea of a currency-swap line with Treasury Department and Federal Reserve officials during meetings in Washington, D.C., last week.

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