DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, has announced that the world’s foremost authority on diamonds, coloured stones, and pearls, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), will establish a new laboratory to serve the global gem trade in DMCC’s new Uptown Tower, occupying two floors in a nine-year deal.
The new GIA laboratory, set to open in mid-2023, will occupy over 41,000 square feet, and would see up to 500 skilled new jobs created in DMCC’s business district.
