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The Year Trust Returned to The Diamond Trade

Apr 30, 2019

There was little surprise when Time magazine named Donald Trump its ‘Person of the Year.’ Love him or hate him, Trump left his mark more than any other individual on 2016. Notably, the choice says as much about the impact he ...

Tags: Diamond, diamond industry

Rough Supply Signals Shift in Balance of Power

Apr 30, 2019

Profit is the new turnover in the diamond trade. As retail inventory levels continue to shrink due to recession-driven efficiencies, the trade has had to change its mindset. No longer can diamantaires play the high-volume production game: ...

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How to Survive as The Diamond Trade Shrinks

Apr 30, 2019

The diamond trade remains under pressure, and further contraction of the market is expected this year. Apart from being squeezed by high rough costs and declining polished prices, dealers lament there are too many players chasing the same ...

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Rapaport Research Report: India in Focus

Feb 22, 2018

India holds a dominant position in the diamond industry, coming closer than any other market to spanning the entire pipeline. Besides its extensive rough and polished trade, it has made a name for itself in jewelry-making, diamond-cutting ...

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Hong Kong Show Keeps Holiday Hopes Alive

Sep 27, 2016

Last week's Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair set an improved tone for the diamond market despite challenging conditions in the Far East. Overall, it should be considered a good show as dealer trading picked up after a very slow summer. After ...

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Dubai Probing Rough Diamond Values

Sep 21, 2016

From the get go, the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) chairmanship of the Kimberley Process (KP) had a fair share of controversies as civil society, and a number of member states, expressed their concern with seating the 2016 chair in Dubai. ...

Tags: UAE, KP

Can India Tap Its Diamond Jewelry Potential?

Aug 15, 2016

The India International Jewellery Show (IIJS), which took place in Mumbai this week, reflected a cautious local diamond and jewelry trade, even if sentiment was better than expected. Suppliers arrived with low expectations as a month-long ...

Tags: IIJS, Mumbai, diamond and jewelry trade, GJEPC, GST

Vegas Shows Reveal Stable, Fast-Changing Market

Jun 20, 2016

As a bellwether for the U.S. jewelry market and global diamond industry, this year's Las Vegas shows met the trade's conservative expectations. While foot traffic and diamond trading were slightly slower than previous years, jewelry sales ...

Tags: jewelry market, Las Vegas

Three Things The Diamond Trade's Survival Depends on

Jun 3, 2016

The diamond industry is waking up to a new reality. Not only are the banks insisting on stricter compliance standards and pipeline integrity, but the largest mining companies and jewelry retailers are rapidly following suit. This is forcing ...

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Diamond Story of The Year: Return of Generic Advertising

Feb 6, 2016

Star Wars was not the only force making a come-back in 2015. The return of generic advertising brought with it a promise of increased profitability for the diamond trade. Even as numerous stories reflecting pain in the industry vied for our ...

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Synthetic Diamonds: Legitimize, Don’t Ostracize

Oct 27, 2015

Traders of mined diamonds are divided over how to best respond to the growth of their laboratory-grown counterparts. Last week, India’s Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) became the second exchange to ban trading of man-made diamonds, ...

Tags: man-made diamonds, Bharat Diamond Bourse

The Diamond Market Is Slowly Becoming More Disciplined

May 12, 2015

The diamond market is slowly becoming more disciplined. It needs to. With high rough prices, declining polished, less available credit and lower retail inventory levels, it has become increasingly difficult for diamantaires to turn a ...

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The United States Is Set to Become an Even More Dominant Market

Jan 12, 2015

The United States is set to become an even more dominant market for the diamond industry in 2015. In a reversal of trends that have characterized the industry in the past few years, there has been a shift back from east to west as industry ...

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The Reduction of Bank Credit Available to The Diamond Industry Is a Game Changer

Dec 29, 2014

The reduction of bank credit available to the diamond industry is a game changer that will influence the market for many years to come. Therefore, this column has chosen bank credit as its most important story of 2014, rising above other ...

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The World Diamond Conference That Took Place Last Week in New Delhi

Dec 22, 2014

The World Diamond Conference that took place last week in New Delhi, India, created a buzz in the industry that, frankly, needed a bit of a pick-up considering the state of the market. It not often that two heads of state attend a diamond ...

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