Renowned jewellery chain Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group and Gemological Institute of America (GIA) will use blockchain technology to deliver secure, digital diamond grading reports to consumers for the first time in…
Gemological Science International (GSI) extended its testing services for polki diamonds in finished polki diamond jewellery sets to India, Hong Kong, New York and Dubai. This service is offered to retailers and…
The GJEPC’s banking conference witnessed a slew of proactive measures by the diamond and jewellery industry to mitigate financing risks and enhance confidence, including the release of a white paper, making MyKYC…
Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) signed a cooperation agreement with the world’s leading diamond mining company, Alrosa on April 24th during the City of Antwerp’s Mission to Russia, organised in cooperation with…
The Diamond Empowerment Fund has announced the recipients of its 2018 ‘Diamonds Do Good’ Awards, to be presented at the D.E.F. annual gala on May 31st at the Four Seasons Ballroom in…
Alrosa, the world’s biggest diamond producer, reported a 17% decline in diamond production for the first quarter of 2018 to 7.4 million carats owing to production slowdowns caused by an accident last…
The World Diamond Council (WDC), an industry group focused on preventing conflict diamonds from entering the legitimate global supply chain and protecting the value of natural diamonds, announced its support of the…
De Beers reported a 15% increase in rough diamond production to 8.5 million carats in the first quarter of 2018, reflecting the ramp-up of production from Gahcho Kué in Canada and increased…
Since establishing his retail operations in 1980, Silicon Valley-based jeweller and gemmologist Stephen Silver has demonstrated an uncanny adaptability to emerging technology. In an industry rocked by changing consumer behaviour, Stephen Silver…
De Beers Group said that it is preparing to pilot a programme called GemFair to create a secure and transparent route to market for ethically-sourced artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) diamonds. GemFair…