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< APRIL 15TH, 2011 > |
Wishing you a very Happy Passover!
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Edahn GolanA Delicate Coast of DiamondsIs it time to allow Diamond exports from Cote D'Ivoire?
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Natalie J. Raps, Vicky Sharma and Edahn GolanNew York and Hong Kong are busy, while the other main trading centers are experiencing a slow down as the Passover holiday is nearing. Many traders will or have already left for a week or two of ...
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IDEX Online Research: Harry Winston Outlook Calls for Mid-Teen Annual Sales Growth over Next Five Years
The last time the retail division of Harry Winston Diamonds posted a profit was in 2005. In the intervening four years, this division suffered losses of over $100 million, despite .... (April 11, '11, KEN GASSMAN)
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Shine: Indian Diamond Demand Grows Faster Than China, DTC Acts Against BPP Violators
Indian Diamond jewelry consumption is growing faster than China's, according to DTC CEO Varda Shine. Speaking to the media in Mumbai last Monday, she noted that in 2010, Diamond jewelry ... (April 13, '11, VINOD KURIYAN)
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WFDB to Widen Membership, Go After HPHT Violators
The 2011 Presidents' Meeting of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) concluded Wednesday with the Africa Summit. The summit discussed a range of issues, including .... (April 14, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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Vardi Company Announces Diamond Network Powered By IDEX Online
Vardi Company has announced an exciting new free member benefit, which immediately enhances the independent jewelry retailers' certified Diamond sourcing capabilities with a single phone .... (April 14, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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Gitanjali Launches Lifestyle Jewelry Collection
The Gitanjali Group recently announced that it had teamed up with Yellow Fever Creative, an art, music, fashion, film and media house, to launch Love Universe, a lifestyle jewelry .... (April 11, '11, DANIELLE MAX)
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Antwerp's Polished Diamond Trade Rises, Yet Value Lost
Belgium exported in March 696,191 carats of polished diamonds worth $1.3 billion, increasing 39.4% and 16.4% respectively, according to data released today by the AWDC. It imported 959,954 ... (April 14, '11, EDAHN GOLAN)
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U.S. Polished Imports Slide in February
U.S. net polished Diamond imports totaled $117.7 million in February, falling 59.8% compared to February 2010. This as gross imports increased by 29.2% to $1.63 billion, based on figures ... (April 14, '11, EDAHN GOLAN)
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Israel's Polished Diamond Exports in Q1 +45.7% to $2.1 Billion
Israel exported a net of $2.123 billion worth of polished diamonds in the first quarter of 2011, a 45.7% increase compared to the $1.457 billion exported the year .... (April 10, '11, EDAHN GOLAN)
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SEC Delays Final Conflict Minerals Rules Announcement
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is moving back the issuing of the final rules on Sec. 1502 -- conflict minerals. It will be announced between August and December and not on April ... (April 12, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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Rio Tinto Partners with Human Rights Organization
Rio Tinto and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) have signed a three-year agreement to collaborate on developing and promoting human rights tools for international businesses and on ... (April 11, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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New Shree Ramkrishna Factory Will Boost Consumer Confidence: Varda Shine
"India is the world's largest consuming market and offers exciting potential for the future of the Diamond industry," said De Beers Diamond Trading Company (DTC) CEO Varda Shine at the ... (April 13, '11, VINOD KURIYAN)
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Lakhi Group Blazes Trail as DTC's Shine Inaugurates BDB Office
In a move with great significance, DTC CEO Varda Shine, formally inaugurated the offices of Sightholder Lakhi Group at the Bharat Diamond Bourse today. A determined Dilipkumar Lakhi .... (April 10, '11, VINOD KURIYAN)
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IDMA Meeting Concludes
The IDMA Presidents' Meeting in Botswana came to a conclusion last week with a tour of the Jwaneng Diamond mine, Debswana's richest Diamond mine. A key issue discussed at the meetings was ... (April 11, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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Dubai Diamond Trade Sets Growth in 2010, Doubling to $35.1 Billion
Polished Diamond trading via Dubai doubled in 2010, according to the Dubai Diamond Exchange. Polished Diamond imports rose 88% to 90 million carats with a stated value of $13.3 billion. ... (April 12, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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U.S. Rough Trade Pulls to Extremes in February
The value of gross U.S. rough Diamond imports marked a large increase in February, rising 179% to $81 million. The increase comes despite a sharp fall in the value of gross imports, some 60% ... (April 14, '11, EDAHN GOLAN)
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Israel's Rough Diamond Trade Soars to $2.3 Billion in Q1
Israel's rough Diamond trade continues to recover. In the first quarter of 2011, Israel exported a net of $1.158 billion worth of rough diamonds, a 39.6% increase from the $829 million ... (April 10, '11, EDAHN GOLAN)
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Rio Tinto Diamond Production Drops 29% in Q1
Lower grades and bad weather have led to a sharp d rop in Rio Tinto's Diamond production in the first quarter ending March 31. The company's two Diamond mines produced 2.498 million carats, ... (April 13, '11, EDAHN GOLAN)
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Canada's Winter Road Closes
Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., operator of the Diavik Diamond mine in Canada's Northwest Territories, completed its winter road resupply on March 27. The 2011 winter road opened January 28 and ... (April 10, '11, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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