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Global consumer demand for diamond jewelry hit a new all-time high in 2017, climbing to $82 billion, a 2% increase on the previous year, according to industry insight data published by De Beers Group.
Press release – De Beers Group today announced that it has successfully tracked 100 high-value diamonds along the value chain during the pilot of its industry blockchain platform
Fancy blue diamonds outperformed other major color categories in price terms during the first quarter, the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) said.
The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), together with India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), have launched a know-your-customer (KYC) exchange platform, called MyKYCBank.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has exempted trading in gold, diamonds and precious metals from value-added tax (VAT), according to government news outlets.
A synthetics manufacturer has partnered with Warren Buffett-owned jewelry retailer Borsheims to unveil what it claimed was the largest pink lab-grown diamond in the world.
CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, has announced the establishment of an industry-wide working committee to formulate Responsible Sourcing Guidelines specifically for the jewelry, gem and precious metals sectors.
Blue taxicabs. Blue subway passes. And even blue coffee carts. Holly Golightly would think she had died and gone to heaven.
Reed Krakoff, the former fashion designer Tiffany & Co. tapped to be its chief artistic officer in January 2017, has debuted his first collection for the iconic jewelry house—a platinum-and-gemstone line that takes inspiration from the cutting and layering of paper flowers.
The Annual General Meeting of the Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) was held in Ottawa on 27 and 28 April. Élodie Daguzan, the new Goodwill Ambassador for the DDI and Head of Communication at the Parisian diamond company Rubel & Ménasché, had the pleasure of attending this AGM.
India’s diamond industry is working to produce guidelines for banks to reduce their risks when lending to the trade.
Consumers are planning to spend as much as $4.6 billion on jewelry for Mother’s Day this year, according to the National Retail Federation.