Chair of the Kimberley Process (KP), Ahmed Bin Sulayem (Ahmed Bin Sulayem) issued an invitation to all members of the Coalition of Civil Society (Civil Society Coalition, CSC) to be present at the forthcoming plenary session of the organization in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, according to a press release from the KP.
The plenary session, which is scheduled for 13-17 November 2016, will discuss the possibility of establishing a permanent secretariat in accordance with the United Nations mandate.
In the invitation letter it says that after a series of trips to Africa, KP has been made chairman of significant progress, in particular in the Central African Republic (CAR). Here, the United Arab Emirates have taken a leading role in monitoring the four "areas of compliance" requirements of the KP of which may be diamond exports. In collaboration with the Government of the Central African Republic KP monitoring team puts into effect the necessary measures to ensure the long-term of validity of the zones in the regions of Berberati, Carnot, Boda and Nola.
The document also states that the KP Chair initiated a series of seminars on the evaluation of rough diamonds.
http://pearlsgift.blogspot.ca/
1 comment:
Against the backdrop of the fall in gold imports this metal prices in India grew by 85% in January to $ 2.91 billion. In January of last year, gold imports into the country amounted to $ 1.57 billion, according to the Ministry of Commerce of India, which results in Economic Times.
In December 2015 the import of gold has more than doubled compared to the same period of the previous year, but $ 3.80 billion. Gold prices fell both in India and around the world. Meanwhile, the higher the volume of imports of gold affect the current trade deficit of India. India is the largest importer of gold in the world, with most of the demand provides the jewelry industry in this country.
India imported 850 tonnes of gold in the period from January to September 2015 against 650 tonnes in the same period a year earlier. In July-September, the current account deficit of the trade balance of India rose to $ 8.2 billion, or 1.6% of GDP, compared to 1.2%, and $ 6.1 billion in April-June.
Post a Comment