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DMCC’s thought leadership reports offer a cutting-edge, in-depth perspective that delves beyond the surface of global trade trends, commodities and world news. Our research and data-driven insights serve as a beacon for businesses navigating the complexities of today's interconnected world.

DMCC’s Future of Trade Series

DMCC’s Future of Trade series is a biennial publication that explores the changing nature of global trade and identifies trends in trade growth and factors that impact it, including policy updates, moving supply chains, trade finance, infrastructure, and sustainability.

The report synthesises quantitative research and global viewpoints on what the future holds based on research, data, and interviews with business leaders and trade experts.

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The Future of Meat: Navigating sustainability, standards and smart supply chains

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The Future of Tea: From tradition to transformation

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The Future of Lab-Grown Diamond: Growth frontiers beyond jewellery

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The Future of Cocoa: At the crossroads of resilience and reinvention

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The Future of Coffee: A global commodity shaped by culture and climate

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The Future of Water: From essential resource to global asset

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The Future of Critical Minerals: Trade, Supply and Transition

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The Future of Precious Metals: Trade, Technology and Markets in Transition

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The Future of Diamonds: Provenance, Traceability and Technology

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Future of Trade 2024: Decoupled and Reconfigured

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Sustainable food supply: the key to feeding the world

Dubai: the Middle East’s technology incubator accelerating life and business solutions

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Diamond: diamonds changing forever

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The introduction of VAT in the UAE: what we know so far

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Our community's success stories

Hear firsthand from our members as they share how DMCC has empowered their growth, unlocked new opportunities, and propelled them to remarkable achievements.

Hear from Faisal Ahmed, Managing Partner and CEO of AKW Consultants, as he shares how DMCC’s networking events, conferences, and training sessions helped his business grow. Through this thriving community of 25,000+ member companies, DMCC offers the platform to connect, exchange expertise, and access new opportunities.
Faisal Ahmed, Managing Partner and CEO , AKW Consultants
Artisan Studios is a PC and console game developer specialising in Japanese-style RPGs. Hear from Mario Rizzo, CEO and Co-founder, as he explains how DMCC’s support and Dubai’s strategic location are helping them expand into the MENA region.
Mario Rizzo, CEO and Co-founder, Artisan Studios
Alex Lempka, Co-founder and CEO of Connect Earth, explains why Dubai’s AI vision and ESG initiatives, supported by the DMCC AI Centre and DMCC Sustainability Hub, make it the ideal place to grow their business. By combining technology and sustainability, Connect Earth is advancing solutions and driving innovation in line with Dubai’s future vision.
Alex Lempka, Co-founder and CEO, Connect Earth
Monetary Metals Dubai is a marketplace platform for gold investors to earn a yield on their gold. Director, Mark Pey shares why DMCC’s excellent reputation, ease of setup, and strong business community made it the right choice for their regional presence.
Mark Pey, Director, Monetary Metals
Kristijan Glibo, CEO and Founder of Primary FZCO, highlights how Dubai’s legal and regulatory framework, together with the support of the DMCC Crypto Centre, make it the right base for global expansion. DMCC provides the services and community crypto businesses need to grow in the digital economy.
Kristijan Glibo, CEO and Founder, Primary FZCO
Robosoft Solutions, established in 2015, is a global IT consulting firm specialising in solutions for commodity trading companies. CEO and Founder Karan Khemka highlights how DMCC’s supportive community have helped them grow their business while benefiting from the infrastructure and amenities of JLT.Robosoft Solutions, established in 2015, is a global IT consulting firm specialising in solutions for commodity trading companies. CEO and Founder Karan Khemka highlights how DMCC’s supportive community have helped them grow their business while benefiting from the infrastructure and amenities of JLT.
Karan Khemka, CEO and Founder , Robosoft Solutions
The DMCC ecosystem is constantly evolving through events and workshops. It is both educational and offers opportunities to strengthen your network.
Mustafa Güler, Founder and CEO, Edu3Labs
The reason why we chose Dubai and DMCC to set up a company is because Dubai has one of the world top-class tech infrastructure. And, DMCC being the best free trade zone, it gives us a lot of opportunity to network and also know a lot of different companies in the world as well.
Emma Liu, CEO and Co-Founder, Hexagon City
DMCC being one of the best free zones which allows you not to just set up everything very quickly and faster, but the opportunity that we get inside DMCC to collaborate and build our own network is enormous.
Firdosh Sheikh, CEO and Founder, DRIFE
DMCC was the best fit for us because of its effectiveness, organisation and well-structured set up.
Manel Sort, CEO, GFAL