Dubai, DMCC NAMES WORLD'S TALLEST COMMERCIAL TOWER 'BURJ 2020'

DMCC NAMES WORLD'S TALLEST COMMERCIAL TOWER 'BURJ 2020' IN HONOUR OF DUBAI EXPO 2020 WIN Dubai, UAE; 27 November 2013: Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the Government of Dubai Authority with a mandate to establish Dubai as the global gateway for commodity trade and enterprise, has chosen the name 'Burj 2020' for the world's tallest commercial tower in honour of Dubai's Expo 2020 win. To be held for the first time in the Middle East, the Dubai Expo 2020 themed 'Connecting Minds, Creating the Future' will further drive Dubai's position as more than just a transfer point between East and West, and truly support the vision of the leadership of Dubai to become the new economic centre of the world. Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman, DMCC, said: "Few can imagine the impact the Dubai of 2020 will have on the Expo and how it will connect people, their ideas and aspirations. DMCC would like to congratulate His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and the people of the UAE. We are honoured to dedicate the world's tallest commercial tower to this historic win by naming it 'Burj 2020'." The naming of the 'Burj 2020' follows DMCC's announcement earlier this year (July) to build the world's tallest commercial tower as part of its Free Zone Business Park expansion plans (107,000 square metres) catering to the increased global demand from multi-nationals and regional corporates for large scale commercial space in Dubai.