Recent events like the Brexit vote and news of more bankruptcies in India have only underlined one fact—that the world is becoming increasingly volatile and uncertain. In such times, it is easy…
Last year was, without doubt, one of the worst years for diamond companies. The impact of reduced supplies by producers in the last quarter of 2015 is finally being felt in the…
The maiden Vicenzaoro Dubai (VOD) show held in April at the Dubai World Trade Centre was the first business-to-business event to help establish Dubai as the jewellerysourcing hub for the Middle Eastern…
The global diamond industry finds itself in a quagmire of its own doing. India’s top diamond industry analyst PRANAY NARVEKAR examines the health of the industry and offers remedial measures to check…
We all agree that imitation is the best form of flattery, but not when it comes to lifting designs en masse. Plagiarising jewellery designs from top domestic or international manufacturing houses and…
The crash of 2008 was far more benevolent than the coming diamond crash of 2012,” remarked a large Diamond Trading Company (DTC) sightholder, explaining the difference as follows: “In late 2008 and…
With the Oppenheimers already out of the exit door, and BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto both keen to follow suit, what does the future hold in store for the diamond business? In…
For those who hoped for a stable 2011 after the tumultuous previous two years, the first eight months of 2011 did not provide any respite. In the January to July period this…
The last two years have been an eye-opening experience for the diamond industry. Initially, the industry felt the effects of de-stocking in early 2009 and later the effects of re-stocking in 2010.…