The global non-profit Diamonds Do Good® announced a $100,000 entrepreneurship grants programme to be managed through United People Global (UPG), which runs the largest sustainability leadership training that currently supports young change…

De Beers said its GemFair programme to help formalise the artisanal and small-scale diamond mining (ASM) sector, has sold its first dedicated parcels of ethically sourced, traceable ASM diamonds via De Beers…

DMCC recorded its best ever Q1-Q3 performance since the organisation was formed in 2002, welcoming 1,800 companies to Dubai. In September alone, DMCC welcomed 215 new businesses to its Free Zone and…

The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) hosted the 10th edition of India Global Connect, a business networking meet, with Hong Kong on 30th September 2021. India’s gem and jewellery exports…

Despite falling consumer confidence numbers amid the recent rise in Covid-19 infections, shoppers are continuing to spend, National Retail Federation (NRF) Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. “With consumer spending accounting for roughly…

With fewer than five weeks to go to the opening of the 2021 CIBJO Congress on 1st November 2021, the fourth of this year’s CIBJO commissions’ Special Reports has been released. Prepared…

The GJEPC Webinar on 1st October provided updates on Importer Exporter Code (IEC) De-activation and the Refund of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP). Moderated by Ashok Gajera, Western Regional Chairman,…

DMCC announced that its Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and its Special Advisor – Precious Stones, Dr Martin Leake, have been appointed as ambassadors of the World Diamond…