Belgium imported $1.41 billion worth of rough diamonds in May and exported $1.47 billion in goods, rising 99.3% and 71.7% respectively, according […]

Polished diamond trading in Mumbai has slowed as a degree of uncertainty has crept in after the initial enthusiasm that was generated […]

A British Columbia, Canada Supreme Court said it will hear a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to increase the price of diamonds by […]

Diamdel, De Beers’ secondary market supplier, will open an office in Dubai in August after it was licensed to operate in the […]

The Gitanjali Group, the Indian DTC Sightholder with the large retail presence, announced that it will offer Italian luxury writing instrument brand […]

The IDEX Online Polished Diamond Index averaged 132.1 in May, setting a new record, as polished diamond prices continue to rise. The […]

India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) today formally launched the second edition of its pioneering India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) […]

Indian DTC Sightholder Shrenuj & Co. saw revenue rise by 30% to $545.19 million (Rs.24.57 billion) and profit increase by 11% to […]

Rockwell Diamonds posted a loss of $5.3 million for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2011. The decreased loss comes as revenues […]

Laurelton Diamonds, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tiffany, has purchased a Sarin Technologies Galaxy 1000 device for their inclusion mapping and diamond […]

The 7% to 15% rough diamond prices increase at last week’s BHP Billiton auction has made Indian diamond dealers reluctant to sell […]

Japan dispelled fears among many diamond traders that after the earthquake and following tsunami that hit the country on March 11, it will lose its taste for diamonds. In April, Japan imported $95.7 million worth of polished diamonds, increasing by 80.1% year over year, and by 56.8% from March. The increase in imports proved once again, as predicted, that when a country is hard hit, it express its feelings more openly, often with diamonds. This was the case in after the September 11 terrorist attacks, and again in the recent sub-prime economic crisis.