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< JULY 9TH, 2009 >
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Chaim
Even-Zohar
Playing with Figures
In our natural eagerness to search for silver linings in today's
economic crisis, there are as many different viewpoints and
parameters as ...
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Natalie
J Raps, Tamar Katzav, Alex Shapiro
Summer vacations have slowed down traffic in the US, while traders
in Antwerp and Ramat Gan are about to go on their breaks. Prices remain a point of
....
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 IDEX Online Research: June Polished
Diamond Prices Hold Steady
Global polished diamond prices held about steady in June,
according to the IDEX Online Polished Price Index. That's good
news: for the second consecutive month, prices held steady, after a
...
(July
5, '09, KEN GASSMAN)
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Bankruptcy Warning Issued for Diamond
Trader Dessau
The Tel Aviv County Court has issued a bankruptcy warning
for former Israeli diamond trader Oded Dessau. The ruling was
handed at the request of the International Bank following a final
...
(July
9, '09, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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IDEX Online Research: Finlay's Odds for
Survival Not in Its Favor
Finlay posted extremely weak results for its first quarter
ended April 2009, when all of the unusual costs and revenues are
excluded. While sales were up a reported 12 percent, it was all due
...
(July
9, '09, KEN GASSMAN)
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IDEX Online Research: Jewelers - Target
Female Self-Purchasers, Part IV
The model family of the 1950s, Dad is the sole earner and
Mom is at home cooking three hot meals a day, is hard to be found
in the U.S. these days. In this multi-part series, we are looking
...
(July
7, '09, KEN GASSMAN)
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Henry Dunay's creditors, bankruptcy plan
revealed
As the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of jewelry design company
Henry Dunay Design continues, court documents show new details on
its creditors, the genesis of its financial problems and its ...
(July
9, '09, BY MICHELLE GRAFF, COURTESY NATIONAL JEWELER NETWORK)
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Indian Diamond Industry Displeased With
Proposed National Budget
India's new proposed budget was met with mixed reactions by
the local diamond and jewelry industry. The budget, according to
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, aims to generate a 9 percent ...
(July
9, '09, EDAHN GOLAN)
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Birks and Mayors Sales Fall 14%, Ends Year
with $61 Million Loss
North American luxury jeweler Birks and Mayors Inc. reported
a 13.9 percent decline in annual net sales to $270.9 million,
leading to a net loss of $61 million compared to a $10.4 million
...
(July
8, '09, EDAHN GOLAN)
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Zale Senior VP Gordon Resigns
U.S. jewelry retailer Zale Corp. announced changes in its
top management with the departure of two key executives. Senior Vice
President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer Cindy ....
(July
7, '09, EDAHN GOLAN)
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Gitanjali Believes in the Indian Market,
Buys Another Retailer
Mumbai based diamond jewelry giant Gitanjali is expanding
its local retail presence after it bought a 70 percent stake in
MobileNXT Teleservices Pvt Ltd, a Bangalore headquartered chain of
21 ...
(July
6, '09, EDAHN GOLAN)
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JewelrySpotter to Produce 30 Second Videos
JewelrySpotter.com, a jewelry search engine that specializes
in 'spotting deals' for consumers, has signed up an Emmy award
winning producer to make a series of 30-second videos ....
(July
8, '09, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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GIA Report Explains Fluorescence, Why Some
Diamonds Glow
In an effort to help educate the public about the little
understood phenomenon of ultraviolet fluorescence in diamonds, the
GIA will include additional information describing fluorescence in
...
(July
7, '09, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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WFDB to Form Trading Floor at Spanish
Trade Show
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) will have a
diamond trading floor at the Iberjoya Trade Show in Spain. ...
(July
8, '09, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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Responsible Jewellery Council Reaches 130
Members
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), the international
product stewardship organization, announces that its membership has
reached 130 companies and trade associations throughout the ...
(July
5, '09, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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Petra Annual Sales Rise 22%, Production Up
454%
African diamond mining group Petra Diamonds Limited
announced that it mined more than 1 million carats in the year
ended 30 June 2009. This is a 453.6 percent increase in production
over the ...
(July
7, '09, EDAHN GOLAN)
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Zimbabwe to Withdraw Nationalization Law
Zimbabwe has withdrawn a law that gives the state the right
to take a 51 percent or more majority share in all foreign-owned
companies, diamond and precious metals mining companies ....
(July
6, '09, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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Zimbabwe Promises to Remove Soldiers from
Diamond Fields
Zimbabwe will consider pulling its soldiers out of a diamond
mining area after a visit by a Kimberley Process (KP) review team
at the mining fields. The team yesterday submitted an interim ...
(July
6, '09, EDAHN GOLAN)
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De Beers, Mountain Province Sign New
Gahcho Kue JV Agreement
De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. signed an
amended and joint venture agreement that replaces their Gahcho Kue
diamond project agreement from 2002, the sides announced ....
(July
6, '09, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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Alrosa Sold $384 Million of Rough Diamonds
to Gokhran This Year
Russian precious gemstones repository Gokhran bought this
year 12 billion rubles ($384 million) worth of rough diamonds from
Alrosa, according to Interfax. This is the full amount of money ...
(July
5, '09, EDAHN GOLAN)
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DFI Renews Zambia Prospecting License
Diamond Fields International Ltd. Zambian prospecting
license was renewed, the company announced Tuesday. DFI, which has
diamond mining operations in Namibia, is prospecting for copper,
...
(July
8, '09, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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DDE Adds Diamond Boiling at Almas Tower
The Dubai Diamond Exchange has added a state-of-the-art
boiling facility in the Almas Tower. The facility was established
to provide a service for local diamond companies. It is joining ...
(July
8, '09, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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Alrosa Appoints Marketing Manager
Alrosa has appointed Vladlen Dmitriyevich Nogovitsyn (47) to
head the Russian diamond giant marketing efforts, the company
announced ...
(July
5, '09, EDAHN GOLAN)
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Presidents of Thai, German Diamond Bourses
Re-elected
The Thai and German diamond exchanges have reelected their
presidents in recently held elections. The Bangkok Diamonds and
Precious Stones Exchange (BDPSE) re-elected Boonyong Assarasakorn
...
(July
6, '09, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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Murakami Pharrell Artwork Sells for More
Than $2 Million
A sculpture created as an artistic collaboration between
Takashi Murakami and Pharrell Williams fetched more than $2 million
at the prestigious Art Basel fair in Basel, Switzerland. The ...
(July
7, '09, IDEX ONLINE STAFF REPORTER)
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July
13 - 17, DTC Sight 6
July 13 - 17, Rio Tinto Sales
July 21, National Holiday, Belgium
July 26 - 29, JA New York Summer Show
July 27 - August 14, summer holiday, Belgium
July 30, Tish'a B'Av, Jewish Holiday
August 2 - 22, Vacation, Israel Diamond Exchange
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