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Edahn Golan When Obert met Varda Next week the attention of the global Diamond industry's leadership will be focused on Mumbai. India's Diamond industry is ... Go to full memo Natalie J. Raps, Edahn Golan The global Diamond centers are all seeing more business and a collective sigh of relief was released by traders that are finally seeing orders coming in and demand rising. ... Go to full report

IDEX Online Research: Polished Diamond Prices Steady in September Global polished Diamond prices held relatively steady in September. The IDEX Online Polished Diamond Price Index averaged 118.1 for the month, barely up from the average of 117.9 for ... (October 5, '10, KEN GASSMAN) Go to Full Article U.S. Holiday Sales Forecast: +2.3%, Diamonds +2% Most holiday sales forecasts predict a modestly better season in the U.S. than last year. Total sales are expected to rise 2.3 percent to $447.1 billion with jewelry sales to increase by 3 ... (October 6, '10, EDAHN GOLAN) Go to Full Article IDEX Online Research: Jewelry Retail Prices Move Higher in August Retail jewelry prices are finally beginning to rise in the U.S. market, based on new data for August. For the past year, suppliers' wholesale prices have been soaring, but those higher .... (October 3, '10, KEN GASSMAN) Go to Full Article Metal Commodities Sizzling, Looming Over Holiday Jewelry Sales Silver is at a 30-year high, gold prices are not falling far from their record high, platinum keeps pushing up and even crude oil is past $80 a barrel, as the global markets keep placing ... (October 4, '10, EDAHN GOLAN) Go to Full Article Small Sight, Large Appetite Despite low expectations for the upcoming holiday season and growing polished Diamond inventories in the pipeline, demand for rough diamonds is strong, mostly for pique goods, according to ... (October 6, '10, EDAHN GOLAN) Go to Full Article Mines to Market Program to Promote India as a Brand The program of the Mines to Market conference is to include sessions on mining, rough supply, manufacturing and financial Issues as well as ethical practices. The Keynote speaker is ... (October 7, '10, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article First International Fundraiser for Diamond Empowerment Fund The Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF) will hold their first international fundraising event, DEF London: Diamonds in the Sky, to be held November 8. Russell Simmons will host the event that ... (October 7, '10, WHITNEY HEPP) Go to Full Article A Ring for the Rink On the brink of a new hockey season, the Chicago Blackhawks recently obtained their championship rings for the Stanley Cup win for the 2009-2010 season Wednesday night.  .... (October 7, '10, WHITNEY HEPP) Go to Full Article UK Designer Creates Diamond Stilettos A Birmingham, UK-based designer has created a pair of gold and Diamond high heeled shoes, perfect for a flashy night out on the town. The shoes are made of solid gold or platinum and are ... (October 3, '10, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article Japan's Diamond Imports Recover from Crash Japan's imports of polished diamonds dipped in August, totaling $46 million. August is traditionally a slow month for Diamond imports. Compared to last year, imports rose 26.3 percent and ... (October 3, '10, EDAHN GOLAN) Go to Full Article Israel's Polished Diamond Exports Softened in September Israel exported a net of $449 million worth of polished diamonds in September, a 3.3 percent decline from September 2009. Despite this decline, in the first nine months of 2010 Israel's net ... (October 5, '10, EDAHN GOLAN) Go to Full Article Israel Rough Diamond Imports $217 Million in September Israel's rough Diamond trade was mixed in September, a time when prices are still high, but the price of resultant polished is not rising with it. The country imported a net of $217.1 .... (October 5, '10, EDAHN GOLAN) Go to Full Article Botswana Diamond Exports Spike in August Botswana exported $290.9 million worth of diamonds in August, shooting up 360.3 percent year over year, according to data released today (Tuesday) by the Bank of Botswana. .... (October 5, '10, EDAHN GOLAN) Go to Full Article Namakwa Diamonds to Tender Lesotho and DRC Diamonds Namakwa Diamonds will hold a tender of 16,000 carats of rough diamonds in Johannesburg on 13 October, the integrated Diamond resource group said today ... (October 6, '10, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article Lucara to Buy African Diamonds, Consolidate AK6 Ownership African Diamonds (AFD) has agreed to Lucara Diamond Corp.'s offer to acquire all of the issued share capital of AFD is a share exchange agreement, AFD announced today ... (October 4, '10, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article Alrosa Valued at $7.3-9 Billion Ahead of Possible IPO Alrosa has been valued at $7.3-9 billion excluding debts, with a wider price range estimated at $5-10 billion, the Russian business daily Vedomosti reported today (Monday). The valuation was ... (October 4, '10, EDAHN GOLAN) Go to Full Article Dubai Gold Trade and Consumption Grows Dubai's gold trade totaled 608 tons at an overall value of $21.17 billion in the first six months of 2010, growing 20 percent from the previous year, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre .... (October 7, '10, WHITNEY HEPP) Go to Full Article Jeffrey Post Elected President of NCDIA The Natural Colored Diamond Association (NCDIA) members voted on a 19- person board, electing Jeffrey Post of Gem Platinum to ... (October 3, '10, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article October 12-13, Mines to Market International Diamond Conference, Mumbai 8 Av. Pictet de Rochemont 1207 Geneva, Switzerland

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