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UAE kimberley process chair reveals 1 billion carats

diamond trade through Dubai

Monday, May 19, 2025 6:45 PM

- UAE kimberley process chair reveals 1 billion carats diamond trade through Dubai, unveils
landmark digital traceability platform, calls for global ministerial meeting to address key
challenges

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the UAE’s Chair of the Kimberley Process (KP), has revealed over 1.06 billion
carats of combined rough and polished diamonds were traded through Dubai in the past five years.
Almost 179 million carats of rough and polished were traded in 2024 alone, maintaining the UAE’s
status as one of the world’s largest diamond trade hubs.

The figures were announced during the UN-mandated Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting,
hosted last week at DMCC’s Uptown Tower in Dubai. The event brought together hundreds of senior
representatives from governments, industry, and civil society. The UAE currently holds the KP
Chairmanship for the third time.

The week-long Intersessional featured high-level discussions and concluded with a special plenary
session – held for only the second time in the KP’s 22-year history. Key highlights included the
launch of Verifico, a digital platform developed under the UAE Chairmanship to enhance the
security and traceability of KP certificates. Verifico will be offered to all KP participants as part of
the UAE’s broader digital modernisation drive. The meeting also saw the UAE call for a first-ever

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