The 6th-version of the International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI) to be held between February 13 – 15, 2017, promises to be the largest and best organized to date, with hundreds of buyers from more than 20 countries, including the US, UK, Germany, China and India taking part. Among the special guests who will be […]
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The Kimberley Process Chair for the year 2016, Mr. Ahmed Bin Sulayem of UAE addressed the United Nations General Assembly 69th plenary meeting, 71st session on February 2, 2017, presenting a UAE-led draft resolution on “The Role of Diamonds in Fueling Conflict” that incorporates important decisions reached by consensus at the fourteenth Kimberley Process Plenary […]
Following the successful research projects carried out by the Swiss Gemological Institute (SSEF) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ETHZ on DNA fingerprinting and identifying the mother oyster species from which pearls originated and another research project on age determination of pearls carried out by Dr. Michael S. Krzemnicki, Director of SSEF and […]
The sixth edition of India Diamond Week aimed at providing trading opportunities for the Indian diamond trade as well as boosting direct communications between diamantaires and promoting business globally, was held at the New York Diamond Dealers’ Club headquarters situated at 580, Fifth Avenue, off 47th Street, New York from January 23-26, 2017. The event […]
VICENZAORO January 2017, the leading event of the international jewelry industry and the first jewelry trade show to open the international calendar in 2017, organized by the Italian Exhibition Group will be held at the Fiera di Vicenza Exhibition Center from January 20 to 25, 2017. The show taking place in nine halls, with a […]
In a press release dated 16th January, 2016, the Israeli Diamond Exchange has announced the visit of the President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma and his entourage to the exchange as part of an official visit to Israel, on Thursday, January 12, 2016. President Koroma was accompanied by several ministers of his government and […]
In a press release dated January 8, 2016, Israel-based Sarine Technologies Ltd., the world leader in the development and manufacture of advanced evaluation, planning, processing and grading systems for diamond and gemstone production, has announced a record sale of Galaxy Series Inclusion Mapping Systems in the 4th-Quarter of 2016, which also led to a record […]
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has announced the granting of full member status to the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) of India, which incidentally is the first non-bourse member of the global diamond organization. This development is a sequel to the recent AGM of the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council, […]
A major attraction of the 6th-version of the International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI) to be held between February 13 – 16, 2017, will be the holding of important international tenders of rough and polished diamonds by major diamond producers and diamond auction companies from around the world. One of the highlights of these international […]
Since the introduction of the Galaxy 2000 diamond scanning machine by Sarine Technologies Ltd. that has revolutionized rough diamond trading by enabling traders to quickly and automatically inspect, evaluate and determine the value of a rough stone by comprehensively mapping its inclusions, regardless of their type, size and location, which can help a potential buyer […]