De Beers reported a 17% decline in total revenue to $2.6 billion for the first half of 2019 that ended June 30th 2019, with rough diamond sales declining by 21% year-on-year to…
TARUN JAIN, Head of Dubai Design Academy (DDA), tells Solitaire why this latest DMCC initiative is soon becoming one of the most sought-after design institutions in the gems and jewellery industry. Why…
JEAN-MARC LIEBERHERR, CEO, Diamond Producers Association (DPA), in an exclusive email interview with REGAN LUIS, shares his insights on the recently published report by Trucost, the research arm of Standard & Poor’s.…
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…
The gems and jewellery industry breathed a collective sigh of relief following an announcement by the ministry of finance on July 22nd that the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) will not…
India has become one of the early adopters of distinct HS Codes for both rough and polished synthetic diamonds with the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman introducing an amendment to create a separate…
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…
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…
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…
The level of detailed work that goes into making Hajime Ando’s visually stunning creations is astonishing. His designs instantly recall the bold, opulence and timeless glamour of Bulgari’s high-end jewels. The city…