WFDB ends three-day analysis of operations in Antwerp
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) Executive Committee (EXCO) on Wednesday completed a three-day program of discussions and meetings
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Synthetics, liquidity, the biggest threats to the diamond industry
Q&A with Mike Aggett, Managing Director of H. Goldie.
The diamond industry embarrasses itself again
The decision by eight important industry groups to boycott the upcoming World Diamond Council meeting in Antwerp is a huge black eye to the industry
World Diamond Council names executive director
Antwerp – Just ahead of its annual meeting, the World Diamond Council announced that it has chosen Patricia Syvrud, a GIA graduate gemologist who owns a jewelry industry consulting firm, as its first executive director.
The young and the excess: what jewelers need to know about Millennials
How (the often misunderstood) millennials relate to luxury, consumption, spending, and the retail experience.
A firsthand look at the Ebola crisis and the diamond industry
The Ebola outbreak is grabbing all the headlines, yet most of us don’t think about whether it affects our industry. But it does
Syn‘Round tripping’ on the wane in India
The theory is that ‘round tripping’ in diamonds began sometime after 2008 when 2% import duty was imposed by the Government of India.
GJEPC raises industry concerns with Gujarat minister
A delegation led by Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) Chairman Shri Vipul Shah met Shri Saurabhbhai Patel, Minister of Finance in the government of the state of Gujarat to present issues of importance to the diamond trade.
Where De Beers really makes its money
In May, executives from Anglo were murmuring that the company overpaid when it acquired De Beers, that it wasn’t delivering the return on capital it hoped.
No, De Beers isn’t opening a trade lab (for now)
For the last few years, De Beers has operated the International Institute for Diamond Grading and Research (IIDGR), a lab that issues reports for Forevermark-branded diamonds.
What you most need to know to profit from Millennial shoppers
New York, NY-So you think you know the Millennials? You know they’re wired, connected, and not (quite) as narcissistic as they’re made out to be.
Why the industry can no longer bank on the banks
Over the last week, the industry was hit with a double whammy, right in the balance sheet: First, Antwerp Diamond Bank announced it was shutting its doors, after owner KBC spent four frustrating, fruitless years trying to find a suitable buyer.