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Dubai Probing Rough Diamond Values
Sep 21, 2016From 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. ...
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Synthetic Diamonds: Legitimize, Don’t Ostracize
Oct 27, 2015Traders 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, ...
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A Diamond Is Forever, But The Diamond Industry Will Continue to Change
Oct 11, 2014De Beers is talking about change, urging the trade to be proactive in dealing with a persistently uncertain and volatile market environment. While the company has directed its message to the diamond industry at large, and specifically to ...
Tags: diamond industry, diamond
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The Members of KP Came Under Pressure When WDC Reiterated Its Backing for The Initiative
May 17, 2013The members of Kimberly Process (KP) who are opposing a proposal to redefine ‘Conflict Diamonds’ once again came under pressure when the World Diamond Council (WDC) recently reiterated its backing for the initiative. It ...
Tags: KP, Conflict Diamonds, Arts&Crafts