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Signet Renews Funding For DDI High School Program In DRC
The Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) announced that Signet Jewelers had renewed its commitment to access to education for children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), through a grant that…
AWDC, WDC Reaffirm Commitment To Kimberley Process
Stephane Fischler, the President of the Antwerp World Diamond Center (AWDC) and acting President of the World Diamond Council (WDC), in a speech given at the African Diamond Conference, reaffirmed…
Koin To Tender 476-Carat Sierra Leone Diamond
Koin International DMCC announced that it has been appointed by Meya Mining Ltd as the marketing and sales agent for the exceptional 476 carat diamond discovered at the Meya deposit…
Three New Faces In GIA Board As Part Of Routine Rotation
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) welcomed three new members to its board of governors and bid farewell to three who completed their terms at the board’s regularly scheduled November meeting…
Indian State-Controlled NMDC Plans Bid For Bunder Diamond Mine
The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), India’s state-owned mining behemoth that is country’s largest iron ore producer and exporter, is said to be planning a bid for the Bunder diamond…
CIBJO, WFDB, IDMA Now To All Use One Diamond Nomenclature
The Diamond Commission of CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, approved amendments to the CIBJO Diamond Book at the ongoing CIBJO Congress in Bangkok, as part of an agreement with the…
Botswana Diamond Conference Looks At UN Sustainable Development Goals
The third annual Diamond Conference got under way on Tuesday in Gaborone, Botswana. This year’s conference will focus on the importance of sustainability for the diamond industry and for diamond…
Dvash Re-Elected Israel Diamond Exchange President
Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) President Yoram Dvash was re-elected earlier this week for a second term of three years at a General Assembly of bourse members. The IDE held elections…
Koin Tender Will Include Sierra Leone, SA, Guinea & DRC Production
Koin International has announced that it will hold a rough diamond tender in Antwerp from November 7 to 16, that will include an enlarged original production of Meya Minings (Sierra…
GST Will Lock Up $770M In Working Capital, Says GJEPC Chairman
India’s diamond and coloured gemstone industries will have some ₹5,000 crore ($770 million) of their working capital locked up as they pay goods and services tax (GST) at every stage…