JNA 40th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL 30 | JNA July/August 2023 Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) Executive Chairman and CEO Ahmed Bin Sulayem has achieved immeasurable feats over the years that placed Dubai at the centre of the global commodities trade. He played a critical role in setting up DMCC and the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) and fostering continued growth, effectively laying the groundwork for Dubai’s ascent as an international diamond hub. Today, DDE is the world’s largest tender facility and the only diamond and coloured gemstone exchange in the Gulf Cooperation Council affiliated with the World Federation of Diamond Bourses. DDE hosts over 1,300 jewellery manufacturers, retailers and traders. In 2021, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) generated US$22.8 billion in rough diamond trade, making it the world’s largest rough diamond trading centre. In 2024, it will chair the Kimberley Process. “We made it to number one in the rough diamond trade and intend to replicate this for polished diamonds,” Bin Sulayem said. Efforts are also underway to tap opportunities in the lab-grown diamond sector. Of his manifold achievements, he cites Dubai’s hosting of the International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) Congress in 2007 where he met industry leaders Robert Wan and Nick Paspaley as a personal highlight. Dubai hosted the congress this year as well. Also memorable was the UAE becoming Kimberley Process chair in 2016 – a first for an Arab country. Dubai’s record tenders and its showcasing of important gems likewise make it to his list of career milestones. “Expansion and growth are our guiding force. We will keep exploring new markets, gems and partnerships to maintain Dubai’s status as a global hub for commodities trade,” noted Bin Sulayem. 多年来，迪拜多种商品交易中心(DMCC)执行主席兼首席执行官Ahmed Bin Sulayem的功勋卓著，推动迪拜攀上全球商品贸易中心之位。他在 建立DMCC和迪拜钻石交易所(DDE)方面发挥了决定性的作用，并促 进持续增长，为迪拜进身国际钻石枢纽之路奠定基础。 如今，DDE已成为全球最大型的招标机构，也是海湾合作委员会中唯一隶属 于世界钻石交易所联合会(WFDB)的钻石和彩宝交易所。超过1,300家珠宝制造 商、零售商和贸易商现于DDE进行交易。 在2021年，阿联酋的毛坯钻石贸易额多达228亿美元，令该国荣升为环球最 大的毛坯钻石贸易中心。到了2024年，阿联酋将担任金伯利进程主席国。 Bin Sulayem称：“我们在毛坯钻石行业首屈一指，并计划在已打磨钻石范畴 再下一城，攀上另一高峰。”此外，他亦致力在实验室培育钻石行业开拓机遇。 他在事业生涯中取得多项成就，最令他自豪的是迪拜在2007年主办国际有 色宝石协会(ICA)大会，期间与行业翘楚Robert Wan和Nick Paspaley会面。迪拜 今年也主办了该大会。另一个令他永志难忘的时刻，就是阿联酋在2016年成为 金伯利进程的主席国，堪称阿拉伯国家的骄人创举。迪拜的招标活动屡创纪录， 也展出过不少珍贵宝石，同样为他的职业生涯立下里程碑。 Bin Sulayem指出：“我们以扩展和增长为宗旨，将继续探索新市场、新宝石和 新的合作伙伴关系，以保持迪拜作为全球商品贸易枢纽的地位。” Ahmed Bin Sulayem continues to blaze new trails in the international trade with sustained expansion initiatives across the diamond, coloured gemstone and jewellery categories. Ahmed Bin Sulayem大力推动 钻石、彩宝及珠宝领域的拓展举 措，继续在国际业界开辟新路。 Ahmed Bin Sulayem Executive Chairman and CEO Dubai Multi Commodities Centre 迪拜多种商品交易中心 执行主席兼首席执行官 Engineering Dubai’s nextlevel growth 迪拜发展进程的重要推手
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