DMCC Executive Chairman and CEO Ahmed Bin Sulayem highlighted Dubai's neutral position as an impartial venue to resolve global diamond industry disputes. Speaking at the Dubai Diamond Conference, he urged the natural diamond sector to study how Swiss watchmakers adapted to quartz disruption, noting China's role as a major grower of lab-grown stones.
UAE-based skill-tech firm Trusity earned second place at the BRICS WBA Women's Startup Awards 2026 in New Delhi for its AI-driven platform TruPreneurs.AI. The contest evaluated entries across 11 nations, highlighting scalable educational innovation. Officials emphasised plans to expand commercial partnerships across member states ahead of China's BRICS chairship in 2027.
DMCC Executive Chairman Ahmed Bin Sulayem stated that fertiliser components such as potash, phosphate rock, and sulphur must be treated as critical minerals for food security. Writing in Gulf News, he highlighted Dubai's trading infrastructure and proposed applying the Dubai Critical Minerals Standard to fertiliser inputs. The UAE remains the world's leading exporter of sulphur, with exports previously projected to reach 11.4 million tonnes annually by 2029.
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