The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) announced that it will be hosting a meeting with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) Review Committee, also known as the CKR in Dubai on April 15 to 17...Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the executive chairman of the DMCC said, “...Dubai has become a major trading hub for rough diamonds in the last 10 years, and as part of our international responsibilities we are delighted to welcome delegates from across the globe to the Emirate."...The KPCS is a joint government, industry and civil society initiative that aims to stem the flow of conflict diamonds into the legitimate diamond trade. It was set up to assure consumers that the diamonds they are purchasing are conflict free, the KPCS was implemented in the UAE in 2003 by the Ministry of Economy, making the UAE the first Arab country to introduce this process, and the DMCC the only entry and exit point for rough diamonds in the country.