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Edahn Golan The Unseen Path from Basel to Koidu I made an unusual journey last week. I spent the first half of it at a Diamond mine in Sierra Leone, and the second half of the week at the ... Go to full memo Natalie J. Raps and Edahn Golan The high expectations from the Basel show were not fully met however a decent level of trading was reported. Prices are still high fueled by rising rough Diamond prices and ... Go to full report

IDEX Online Research: January U.S. Jewelry Sales Show Solid Gain Jewelry and watch sales rose by a solid 3.9% to an estimated $3.8 billion in the U.S. market in January. While this gain was modest compared to recent sales trends, we believe it represents ... (March 29, '11, KEN GASSMAN) Go to Full Article Basel Show Good for Diamonds, But Not Great Diamond traders collected goods and left for the Baselworld show with high hopes, fueled by a fantastic Hong Kong show earlier this month. However, as the show closes today, traders are .... (March 31, '11, EDAHN GOLAN) Go to Full Article IDEX Online Research: Retail Jewelry Prices Surge in February Retail jewelry prices in the U.S. market surged 8.6% in February. This is the largest monthly retail jewelry price inflation level in more than two years and multiples above the average ... (March 30, '11, KEN GASSMAN) Go to Full Article IDEX Online Research: Oil Price Hikes Don't Have Dramatic Impact on Economic Growth, Inflation The mass media continues to publish stories suggesting that higher oil prices will dramatically slow the global economic recovery and cause a surge in inflation. Virtually all of these .... (March 29, '11, KEN GASSMAN) Go to Full Article Signet Jewelers Closes Fiscal Year with $3.44 Billion in Sales Signet's annual sales were up by 5.6% at constant exchange rates and same store sales increased by 6.7%, the company reported today (Wednesday). The jewelry retailer posted a $200.4 million ... (March 30, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article LVMH Close To Acquiring $100 M Stake in Gitanjali LVMH is in advanced stages of acquiring a stake in the Gitanjali Group for $100 million, according to an LVMH executive. Ravi Thakran, LVMH group president for South Asia, South-East Asia and ... (March 30, '11, VINOD KURIYAN) Go to Full Article Diamond Theft: Thieves Steal Diamond Worth ~$10M at Baselworld Thieves were able to steal a few diamonds from one of the booths in Hall 3 at Baselworld. According to initial reports, three or four diamonds were stolen from one of the small display ... (March 30, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article NJN: Colored Diamonds to Headline Christie's NYC Auction Fancy-colored diamonds in shades of pink, blue and yellow will serve as highlights of Christie's Magnificent Jewels auction, to be held April 12 in New York ... (March 31, '11, COURTESY NATIONAL JEWELER NETWORK) Go to Full Article Israeli Diamond Industry Launches Marketing Campaign, App As part of its continuing efforts to encourage trade with Israel and by Israeli businesses, Israel would be opening a new office in the Bharat Diamond Bourse in Mumbai, would be expanding its ... (March 27, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article Milla Jovovich New Face of Jacob & Co. Resident Evil and The Fifth Element actress and model Milla Jovovich is the new face of Jacob and Co., the jeweler announced this week during a cocktail reception in Hall 3.0 at .... (March 30, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article Blue Star Internet Initiative Allows Customers to Customize Cuts Blue Star Diamonds, an Indian De Beers DTC Sightholder, has launched an internet initiative that features a commercial website where one can not only browse and buy diamonds at listed ... (March 29, '11, VINOD KURIYAN) Go to Full Article Israeli Diamond Industry Asks Government for Credit Backing The Israeli Diamond industry is interested in the financial backing of its government. The heads of the local Diamond industry told the new minister of industry, trade and labor that .... (March 27, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article India Reports $732.5M in Net Polished Exports, Negative Trade by Volume India reportedly exported $3.11 billion worth of polished diamonds last February, growing 54.3 percent from last year. India's official polished Diamond trading figures are notoriously .... (March 27, '11, EDAHN GOLAN) Go to Full Article A Decline in the Volume of India's Rough Diamond Imports Gross rough Diamond imports by India increased in February by 31.9 percent to $1.08 billion, according to provisional figures released by the GJEPC. The volume of imports declined 30.3 ... (March 27, '11, EDAHN GOLAN) Go to Full Article Lucara's First Tender Averages $872 p/c, Totals $8.18 Million Saying it is very pleased with the outstanding results, Lucara Diamond closed its first tender in Antwerp today, generating gross proceeds of $8,177,714 million. All 42 lots totaling ... (March 28, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article IGI Adds Spanish to Website The International Gemological Institute added a Spanish language option to its website. The site already includes English and ... (March 29, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article Diamcor Signs Strategic Agreement, $5.5M Financing with Tiffany & Co. Luxury retailer Tiffany & Co. will have the first right of refusal to purchase the production of Diamcor Mining's Krone-Endora Diamond mine in South Africa. As part of the agreement, ... (March 29, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article Sarin to Open Fourth Service Center Sarin Technologies Ltd. intends to open its fourth service center, this one in Moscow. The company did not announce a date, however it is already sending testing equipment, most notably .... (March 28, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article Stuller COO named President and CEO American jewelry manufacturer Stuller named Chief Operating Officer Jay Jackson has been named president and CEO. Founder Matthew Stuller is returning to the position of chairman after .... (March 29, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article GSI Hires Two Senior Executives for Indian Operations New York City headquartered Gemological Science International (GSI) has appointment two senior executives who will oversee GSI's expanding Indian operations and domestic sales. .... (March 28, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER) Go to Full Article April 17, Palm Sunday April 18-25, Passover April 22, Good Friday 8 Av. Pictet de Rochemont 1207 Geneva, Switzerland

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