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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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…
Gemological Institute of America (GIA) presents a unique seminar that teaches the assessment of jewellery design and engineering to identify manufacturing methods, workmanship and risk of failure. Professionals will learn the 12-step…
Sarine Technologies Ltd., an Israel-based diamond technology pioneer, is offering jewellery suppliers and retailers a simple, automated and cost-effective imaging and visualisation service with interactive personalisation functionality. Verto, an Israeli start-up, has…
Rio Tinto’s diamond business celebrated 30 years in India with a tribute in Mumbai to the extraordinary Indo-Argyle partnership. At a celebratory dinner for customers and diamond industry partners on June 27th,…
DMCC, the Dubai-based free zone for commodities trade and enterprise, celebrated a record-breaking year in 2018 with strong growth achieved across its businesses. In line with its mission to drive trade through…
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group recorded a revenue of HK$66,661 million for the year that ended March 31st 2019, representing a year-on-year increase of 13%, fuelled by point of sale (POS) openings…
Forevermark recently organised a customised programme on ‘Leading Business Transformation’ for its authorised retailers at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in Shanghai at the NYU Campus, one of…
Singapore-based gems & jewellery writer, RICHA GOYAL SIKRI, reports on the encouraging signs of recovery in the emerald sector, as demonstrated by the recent Gemfields auction in Singapore that achieved revenues of…
It was revealed in a recent report that GSI recently detected synthetic white sapphire melee during a routine jewellery screening. GSI’s New York Screening and Testing Department received diamond pendants for screening…