Investors flocked to silver-backed exchange-traded products and silver bullion coins in the first half of this year, according to a report released by The Silver Institute, an association of silver producers, refiners,…
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Edward Asscher, president of the World Diamond Council (WDC), has expressed the WDC’s strong support for an agreement announced by the De Beers Group’s GemFair initiative, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit…
De Beers Group’s second Diamond Insight ‘Flash’ Report highlights a sense of optimism among diamond jewellery retailers for the fourth quarter. More than 62% of US consumers would prefer to buy diamond…
IN ITS ROLE AS THE KIMBERLEY PROCESS CHAIR, INDIA HOSTED THE KP PLENARY MEET IN NEW DELHI IN NOVEMBER 2019, BRINGING TOGETHER 55 PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTING 82 COUNTRIES, TO ENSURE THAT THE KP…
CONSISTENT REPRESENTATION OF THE GEMS AND JEWELLERY INDUSTRY’S POLICY CONCERNS LEADS TO GOVT’S EXPORT-BOOSTING MEASURES AND OTHER RESOLUTIONS THE GEM and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of the industry…
An unusual diamond with another diamond moving freely inside was mined in Yakutia at the Nyurba mining and processing division of Alrosa. Due to its peculiarity, the stone resembles a traditional Russian…
The Alrosa Supervisory Board approved the acquisition of a 100% stake in Kristall, the leading polished diamond manufacturer in Russia and Europe, at its meeting on September 24th. Alrosa will acquire the…
Sarine Technologies Ltd., a leader in diamond and gemstone manufacturing equipment, signed a strategic framework with the China-based gemmological laboratory National Gemstone Testing Center (NGTC), the gems and jewellery administrative centre of…
Members of the World Diamond Council (WDC) assembled in Antwerp, Belgium, on October 2nd and 3rd, 2019, for the organisation’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). The proceedings were dominated by discussions about the…
Platinum jewellery demand in 2019 is expected to see a marginal decline, according to a quarterly report published by the UK-headquartered World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC), based on an independent analysis by…