Dubai is making a big move into developing the pearl industry. The Dubai Pearl Exchange, a subsidiary of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), has announced that it will host the first-ever World Pearl Forum to bring together the global pearl industry, revitalize the global pearl trade, and build on Dubai's historic status as the pearl center of the Gulf. The event will be held at the Atlantis hotel, Palm Jumeirah from 17-18 February, 2009. More than 200 leading pearl specialists from around the world will take part in the event. Gaiti Rabbani, Executive Director, Coloured Stones and Pearls, DMCC, shown at right above with Farid Mohammed Ahmed and Ahmed Bin Sulayem, says that the purpose of the event is to help advance pearls as gems and strategize on how to "better represent the luxury, value, and economic potential of the pearl itself."
[via Diamonds.net]
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