Today DWTC plays host to 600 events
annually across key sectors.
DWTC
at 40
his March, Dubai World
Trade Centre (DWTC)
marked its 40th anniversary
since opening. During
those four decades, the DWTC has hosted
over 5,000 business and MICE events
and its calendar of business events has
generated AED200bn (US$54.45bn) of
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total economic output.
The Emirate’s founding father, Sheikh
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, triggered
the city’s rapid metamorphosis in just
four decades and the 39-storey, Sheikh
Rashid Tower (commonly known as
Trade Centre Tower) that started its
journey as the tallest structure in the Arab
world, has become home to regional and
international businesses within the multi-
dimensional 120,000sqm DWTC complex.
Today DWTC plays host to 600 events
annually across key sectors and new
Anniversary
landmark properties developed by DWTC
are also bolstering the emirate’s ability
to consistently attract international
businesses, as well as long-term foreign
investment.
This growth is set to intensify, largely
due to the opportunity that Expo 2020
Dubai presents, as the city prepares to
welcome 20m visitors. DWTC’s legacy and
expertise encompasses the Expo 2020 site,
with the development of the Expo Village
and the new Expo 2020 Dubai Exhibition
Centre (DEC).
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