RAPAPORT... The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) will host a winter edition of the International Diamond Week from February 8 to 12, 2015 in Ramat Gan. The dates were selected following Israel Diamond Week in Manhattan, where 100 Israeli and more than 70 U.S. diamantaires exhibited goods on the trading floor of the New York Diamond Dealers Club (DDC).
"We have looked hard at the very busy calendar of the international diamond and jewelry trade and decided that these were the best dates for all parties involved for the winter 2015 edition," said IDE's president, Shmuel Schnitzer. International Diamond Week will take place on the IDE trading floor, and in addition to the DDC's members, diamantaires from the Antwerp Diamond Bourse are also expected to participate. "The format of these multi-bourse diamond trading and sales platforms have proven to be very successful and brought color back to the cheeks of the participating diamantaires," Schnitzer added. IDE's general manager, Moti Besser, noted that interest in these events is increasing from other bourses that are affiliated with the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB). "It has not only brought back business to the trading floors, but also greatly strengthened the networking between bourse members. With 30 bourses on five continents, which together have more than 15,000 members, there are obviously many more opportunities to be explored and followed up on," Besser said.
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