Global Q2 gold jewellery demand dipped 2% to 510.3 tonnes largely due to a weaker Indian market, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC’s) latest Gold Demand Trends report. Challenging conditions in…
Move aside Baby Boomers and Generation X. The Millennials and Gen Z now hold the power to shape the diamond industry’s future. And the future looks bright with more than 60% of…
Jewellers Association Show (JAS), a popular businesscum-consumer trade fair organised annually by the Jewellers Association, Jaipur, was held from August 31st to September 3rd, 2018, at the Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre…
Known as one of the world’s leading producers of fine gems and jewellery, Thailand showcased its prolific range of jewellery at the 62nd edition of the Bangkok Gems & Jewellery Fair (BGJF),…
Russian diamond producer Alrosa presented the first-of-itskind collection of large coloured diamonds at the Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair as part of a new strategy to become the world leader in…
The 36th edition of the September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair boasted a record number of exhibitors—3,730—but the downside was the shortened show thanks to the arrival of supertyphoon Mangkhut, the…
The government recently increased the customs duty on categories of diamond such as semi-processed, half-cut or broken, and cut and polished coloured gemstone to 7.5%, from 5% earlier, and increased import duty…
The International Institute of Diamond Grading and Research (IIDGR), part of De Beers Group, will partner with the National Gemstone Testing Centre (NGTC), China’s leading authority in the testing and inspection of…
The current role of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and how it can move forward was among the discussions at its Asian Summit/ Executive Committee meeting held in Vladivostok. The…
The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR) by De Beers has introduced SYNTHdetect XL, an advanced version of the highly successful SYNTHdetect synthetic screening device launched last year. SYNTHdetect XL…