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Novel Branding Makes Forevermark India Shine

The De Beers brand aims to sell more than 275,000 diamonds totalling 75,000 carats in India by the end of 2019. Forevermark India hosted the eighth edition of the Forevermark Forum in…

Gold Punished, Again

Gold analyst SANJIV AROLE does a deep dive into the repercussions of the crippling hike in the gold import duty to 12.5%, which comes at a time when the gem and jewellery…

‘For Diamond Growth In India, The Time Is Now’

PNG Jewellers To Retail Its Fab 5 Line Set With Forevermark Diamonds PNG Jewellers, a brand that embodies values and trust, recently partnered with Forevermark, the diamond brand from the De Beers…

Coloured Gemstones Outperform Wider Jewellery Market: Report

The Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index (KFLII) report, released by the independent global property consultancy in June, focuses on the increasing value of coloured gemstones, seen to be outperforming the wider jewellery…

JK Diamonds Holds Convocation Ceremony

Mumbai-based JK Diamonds Institute of Gems and Jewelry organised a convocation and knowledge series for its 2019 batch at Hotel Sahara Star on July 12th. Owner Jaynil Ajmera welcomed the chief guests…

WFDB Executive Committee Debates Vital Trade Issues

The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) held an executive committee meeting at the Israel Diamond Exchange on June 24th, discussing a wide variety of subjects vital to the industry, as well…

Glenn Nord, Third GIA President, Passes Away

Glenn Nord, member of the GIA board of governors and past president of the institute, passed away early on June 9th. Throughout his more than 50-year association with GIA, Nord was a…

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BDB Welcomes Joint Diamond Trading Events

The Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in Mumbai has welcomed the announcement from the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) that it will be holding a specially organised buyer-seller meeting at around…