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New World Diamond Council president: I’m “an angry young man”
Edward Asscher, the fifth-generation diamantaire who heads the Royal Asscher Co. in the Netherlands, was elected president of the World Diamond Council last month.
A warning & appeal from ‘the digging fields’ of the diamond industry
In a keynote address to the Antwerp World Diamond Congress today, Rory More O’Ferrall, one of the diamond industry’s most respected leaders and honorary vice chairman of the Diamond Development Initiative (DDI), said that dealing with the plight of artisanal diamond diggers has become an urgent moral and business imperative.
Challenging Congress
The 36th biennial World Diamond Congress that took place in Antwerp this week offered an opportunity for industry leaders to tackle the trade’s most pressing issues.
‘No major new mines’ answers the wrong question
Conventional wisdom holds that prices of polished diamonds are bound to go up because demand is rising and supply is shrinking.
Core issues at heart of World Diamond Congress talks, say Blom, Shkadov
The 36th World Diamond Congress concluded in Antwerp today (Wednesday the 18), with representatives of 30 bourses affiliated to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and 15 members of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) heading home.
Diamond leaders form body to handle industry issues
Antwerp, Belgium – The heads of four of the jewelry and diamond industry’s leading international representative organizations have established a joint consultative committee called “The Presidents Forum.”
DDI’s O’Ferrall calls on industry to aid artisanal miners
Diamond companies have a moral imperative to contribute to improving the working and living conditions of artisanal diamond miners surviving on a few dollars a day
De Beers june sight estimated at $640M
The De Beers June sight closed with an estimated value of $640 million as demand for rough diamonds remained firm.
The 18 inch diamond dream
On the sidelines of the JCK Las Vegas show, a deeper conversation was taking place than the usual negotiation for goods. Numerous educational seminars and keynote addresses urged businesses to move beyond simple product and price transactions and think long-term to ensure industry growth.
122.52 carat blue diamond found at Cullinan
In what is shaping up to be one of most the amazing diamond finds in recent times, a 122.52 ct. blue diamond — the size of a walnut — has been discovered at the Cullinan mine in South Africa, said mine owner Petra Diamonds.
Diamonds Do Good?
There has been a lot of talk about the need for the diamond industry—particularly big miners and retailers—to act collectively to promote diamonds generically, like De Beers used to.