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GJEPC Mulls Separate Lab-Grown Membership
India’s Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) is considering a new membership category for lab-grown-diamond traders
News Aug 29, 2019 Rapaport News
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Podcast: Oversupply, Tariffs and Silver Linings
As trade members return from their summer vacations, the Rapaport editorial team outlines the industry’s prospects
News Aug 22, 2019 Rapaport News
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India’s Polished Exports Hit Three-Year Low
India’s polished-diamond exports slid 13% in the first six months of the year, reaching their lowest level
News Aug 04, 2019 Rapaport News
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India Differentiates Synthetics Imports
India has introduced an import classification code solely for lab-grown rough diamonds, enabling the industry to keep
News Jul 14, 2019 Joshua Freedman
Gold
India Hikes Import Tax on Precious Metals
India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has expressed disappointment with the nation’s latest
News Jul 07, 2019 Rapaport News
Asian Star Floating Lights 150
Asian Star Full-Year Profit Rises
Profit at Asian Star, a Mumbai-based diamond manufacturer, grew 6% to INR 1.16 billion ($16.7 million) in the past fiscal
News May 27, 2019 Rapaport News
BDB
India’s Polished Trade Slows Further
India’s polished-diamond exports slid 18% to $1.64 billion in April, representing the sixth consecutive month of year-on-year decline.
News May 27, 2019 Rapaport News
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Platinum Jewelry Sales Saw Strong 2018
Platinum-jewelry demand grew in India and the US in 2018, as younger consumers and male buyers responded strongly to marketing
News May 27, 2019 Rapaport News
Gateway of India
India Cracks Down on Rough Shipments
India’s diamond trade is in a fight with authorities over stricter customs enforcement for rough that could have
News May 26, 2019 Joshua Freedman
India Data
India’s Polished Exports Fall in March
India’s polished exports dropped 8% year on year to $1.86 billion in March, reflecting continued weakness in the diamond market.
News May 06, 2019 Rapaport News
DPA India
DPA Targets New Indian Parents
The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) will launch a campaign in India encouraging new parents to celebrate the birth
News May 05, 2019 Rapaport News
Mehul Choksi Gitanjali
Gitanjali Edges Toward Liquidation
Gitanjali Gems, whose chairman is a suspect in India’s largest bank fraud, is expected to go into liquidation, after its lenders
News Apr 18, 2019 Rapaport News
Sierra Leone
Rapaport Proposes Sierra Leone Diamond Reform
RAPAPORT PRESS RELEASE, April 17, 2019, New York … The Rapaport Trade Mission to Sierra Leone attracted a strong
News Apr 17, 2019 Rapaport
Debswana Jwaneng
De Beers Sales Jump 10% in April
De Beers recorded its largest rough-diamond sale since mid-2018 as demand was steady following a slow first quarter.
News Apr 10, 2019 Rapaport News
Jewelry store New York diamond district
US Trade Confident as Polished Imports Surge
Dealers expressed optimism for the US diamond market after polished imports rose last year to their highest
News Apr 03, 2019 Joshua Freedman
Gateway of India
India Starts Year with Export Slump
India’s polished-diamond exports dropped 16% to $1.75 billion in January, continuing their recent weakness. A slide in the volume
News Feb 20, 2019 Rapaport News
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Rapaport Trade Mission to Surat, India
The Rapaport Group is pleased to announce our trade mission to Surat, India. This mission will provide an opportunity
News Feb 14, 2019 Rapaport
Loupe & Polished diamonds
Diamond Prices Slide as Year Begins with Caution
RAPAPORT PRESS RELEASE, February 5, 2019, Las Vegas … Polished-diamond prices softened in January as US restocking proved slower than
Press Release Feb 05, 2019 Rapaport
Stornoway
Weakness in Low-Value Stones Hits Stornoway
Stornoway Diamond Corporation’s sales fell in the final three months of last year as weakness in the Indian market
News Jan 20, 2019 Rapaport News
Bharat Diamond Bourse
India Cracks Down on Bankrupt Diamantaires
Indian industry bodies are stepping up measures to prevent owners of bankrupt diamond companies from starting a new business
News Jan 14, 2019 Rapaport News
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