Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)

DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre)
مركز دبي للسلع المتعددة
Government of Dubai Authority, Free Zone and Master Developer of Jumeirah Lakes Towers
Industry Free Zone Authority, Commodities Trade and Exchanges, Real Estate and Property
Founded 2002
Headquarters Almas Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Key people

Ahmed Sultan Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman

Gautam Sashittal, Chief Executive Officer
Number of employees
 300+
Website www.dmcc.ae

DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre) was established in 2002 by the Government of Dubai to provide the physical, market and financial infrastructure required to establish Emirates as a hub for global commodities trade.[1]

Ahmed Bin Sulayem is the Executive Chairman of DMCC.

DMCC

DMCC Free Zone is the UAE’s largest free zone in the UAE, with over 15,000 registered members as of 2018.[2][3] Member companies of DMCC operate across all stages of the value-chain, in addition to other support and facilitation services. [4][5]

In 2018, DMCC was named number one global free zone for a record fourth consecutive year by the Financial Times FDi magazine.[6][7]

The 200-hectare mixed-use free zone, comprises of both freehold and leasing options. The development is grouped into clusters each comprising three tower blocks around three large lakes and a central park.[8]

DMCC is situated in the heart of new Dubai and is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes away from Abu Dhabi. Located in Dubai’s logistics corridor and on the main Sheikh Zayed Road, it has two Metro stations; DMCC and Dubai Marina. Both Dubai International Airport and the New Maktoum International Airport can be reached within 30 minutes.[9][10]

DMCC recently launched the Middle East’s first Google for Entrepreneurs Global Tech Hub with AstroLabs Dubai. The Google for Entrepreneurs Global Tech Hub features an advanced mobile device development lab, co-designed with Google for Entrepreneurs, to enable Startups to build apps for the highest smartphone penetration markets globally.[11]

There are 68 fully operational towers and the 200-hectare development currently comprises approximately 180,000 sq/m of commercial, residential and retail space.[12]

Commodity services

Aerial View of Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT)

DMCC is the only international commodity centre in the region. It supports commodity trading across certain commodity groups through purpose-built infrastructure including the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) and Dubai Pearl Exchanges (DPE), DMCC Tradeflow and the Dubai Good Delivery Standard (DGD) for Gold.

The four main commodity groups are:

Gold: DMCC has integrated the refining, manufacturing and trading of gold and precious metals through a variety of Dubai based services (including Dubai Good Delivery (DGD), Dubai Gold Advisory Group, DMCC Vault), and products (including the Visions of Dubai commemorative gold coin and the UAE gold bullion coin.[13][14]

Diamonds: The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) was established in 2004 to facilitate the development of the diamond and coloured gems market.[15] Dubai ranks third behind Antwerp and Mumbai in the leading global diamond hubs in terms of trade, growing from $300 million (Dh1.10 billion) in trade in 2002 to $26 billion in 2016.[16]

Pearls: The Dubai Pearl Exchange (DPE) provides facilities for traders in pearls, and services include sales rooms, customs duty facilitation, gem analysis centre, vaults, market information and dedicated events like the World Pearl Forum. In early 2011, DPE held the first pearl auctions outside of the Far East.[17]

Tea: The DMCC Tea Centre is a 24,000 sq/m facility located in Jebel Ali Free Zone(JAFZA). It has a business centre, temperature controlled storage, blending solutions, packaging, professional advisory and tea tasting services for international tea producers and buyers.[18]

Coffee: In November 2018, the dedicated 7,500 sq/m DMCC Coffee Centre, located next to the DMCC Tea Centre in Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA), will officially open.[19]

Financial services

DMCC offers investors sophisticated financial products and has formed various strategic joint ventures to achieve this. These include:

Dubai Commodity Asset Management (DCAM): Established to develop and seed commodity-linked investment products for distribution in the UAE and other markets.

Dubai Shariah Asset Management (DSAM): A joint venture between DCAM and Shariah Capital Inc. (‘Shariah Capital’), a US-based Shariah-compliant financial adviser and consultant. The DSAM Kauthar Commodity Fund comprises four single strategy commodity–based funds that invest exclusively in Shariah-compliant long/short equity hedge funds. The four strategies are: The DSAM Kauthar Gold Fund; the DSAM Kauthar Energy Fund; the DSAM Kauthar Natural Resources Fund and; the DSAM Kauthar Global Resources & Mining Fund.

DMCC Tradeflow: An electronic system that brings together all parties involved in inventory based financing. Through the platform, owners of goods stored in rated warehouses in the UAE can request warehouse keepers to issue "Tradeflow Warrants" which represent the ownership of their goods. These warrants can be used by the owners to pledge beneficial ownership or transfer title of the stored goods to financiers as collateral in return for working capital.[20]

The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) Established in 2005, is the region’s leading derivatives exchange and the only one allowing global participants to trade, clear and settle transactions within the Gulf region. DGCX is an electronic commodity and currency derivatives exchange with over 200 members from across the world, offering futures and options contracts covering the precious metals, energy, equities and currency sectors.[21]

Property

DMCC, [for which Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) (Arabic: أبراج بحيرات جميرا) is the physical address], is a 200-hectare, mixed-use master development facilitating both business and community living.[22] Its 68 towers offer residential, office and retail property for freehold and leasing.

Almas Tower, the headquarters of DMCC, was completed in mid-2008, is the world’s 31st tallest structures - and home to DMCC and the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) and Dubai Pearl Exchange (DPE). The 68-floor building also houses around a thousand diamond companies, diamond vaults, a diamond trading floor, DMCC’s corporate offices and the Almas Conference Centre (ACC).[23]

One JLT is a ‘glass-box’ style building in the heart of DMCC, featuring 14 floors of LEED Gold-certified commercial space.[24] Located in the heart of DMCC Free Zone and fitted-out to Category A standard, One JLT offers 2.7 hectares of leasable area across column-free floor plates.[25]

DMCC's 2017 masterplan for the Uptown Dubai district includes more than 10 million square feet of Grade A commercial and residential space, more than 200 retail and F&B outlets, alongside 3000 residences, a central entertainment plaza and luxury hotels.[26]

Awards

  • Global Islamic Finance Award for Best Supporting Institution, 2014.[27]
  • fDi Global Free Zones of the Year, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.[28][29][6][7]
  • Facilitating Most Innovative Structured Transaction Award in 2007, Deal of the Year Award.[30]
  • Dubai Shariah Asset Management awarded as Best Shariah Compliant product provider, and DSAM Kauthar Commodity Fund received Best Funds of Funds Award, at the Hedge Funds World Middle East Conference 2010[31]
  • Best Fund-of-Funds, Failaka Islamic Fund Award, April 21, 2010.[32]

List of JLT Towers

Cluster Tower 1 Tower 2 Tower 3
A A1 - New Dubai Gate 2 A2 - Laguna Tower A3 - Lake Side Residence
B B1 - Wind Tower II B2 - Lake View Tower B3 - Wind Tower I
C C1 - Fortune Tower C2 - Gold Crest Executive Tower C3 - The Palladium
D D1 - Indigo Tower D2 - Lake Terrace Tower D3 - Lake City Tower
E E1 - Global Lake View E2 - Al Sheraa Tower E3 - SABA Office
F F1 - Bobyan Tower F2 - HDS Tower F3 - Indigo Icon
G G1 - Dubai Arch G2 - Jumeirah Business Centre 1 G3 - Al Fajer Properties (most likely JBC 8 or 9)
H H1 - Jumeirah Business Centre 7 H2 - Concorde Tower H3 - Al Fajer Properties (most likely JBC 8 or 9)
I I1 - Silver Tower I2 - Platinum Tower I3 - Gold Tower
J J1 - Gold Crest Views 2 J2 - Unknown Tower J3 - Bonnington Tower
K K1 - Under Construction K2 - Under Construction K3 - Under Construction
L L1 - Jumeirah Business Centre 6 L2 - Dubai Star L3 - Ikon Towers
M M1 - HDS Business Centre M2 - M3 - Ikon Towers
N N1 - The Dome N2 - Lakepoint N3 - Jumeirah Business Centre 4
O O1 - Reef Tower O2 - O2 Residence O3 - Madina Tower
P P1 - Armada Towers 1 P2 - Armada Towers 2 P3 - Armada Towers 3
Q Q1 - SABA Twin Towers Q2 - New Dubai Gate 1 Q3 - SABA Twin Towers
R R1 - Al Waleed Paradise R2 - MAG 214 R3 - Al Saqran Tower
S S1 - Green Lake Towers S2 - Green Lake Towers S3 - Green Lake Towers
T T1 - Fortune Executive T2 - Lake Plaza T3 - Pullman Hotel Dubai, JLT
U B1 - U1 - Al Seef Tower 3 U2 - Al Seef Tower 2 U3 - Tamweel Tower
V V1 - Jumeirah Business Centre 2 V2 - Gold Crest V3 - V3 Tower
W W1 - Jumeirah Business Centre 5 W2 - Tiffany Tower W3 - LIWA Heights
X X1 - Jumeirah Bay X2 - Jumeirah Bay X3 - Jumeirah Bay
Y Y1 - Jumeirah Business Centre 3 Y2 - Lake Shore Tower Y3 - Swiss Tower
Z Z1 - Jumeirah Lake Apartments Z2 - Anantara Hotel & Spa Z3 - Jumeirah Lake Offices
AA AA1 - Business Avenue AA2 - Amesco Tower AA3 - Corporate Tower
BB BB1 - Business Avenue BB2 - Business Avenue BB3 - SABA TOWER 4

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "DMCC signs UN women's empowerment principles advancing gender equality". Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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  14. ↑ Reporter, Cleofe Maceda, Senior (2012-03-17). "UAE's first gold coin a good option, expert says". GulfNews. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
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  16. ↑ Reporter, Andrew Staples, Chief Business (2017-10-16). "VAT imperils Dubai's diamond trade, DDE chairman warns". GulfNews. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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  18. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  19. ↑ "Dubai's DMCC to launch coffee centre in November". Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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