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Belgium's June Polished Diamond Exports +38%
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Belgium’s polished diamond exports rose 38 percent year on year to $1.5 billion in June 2011, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) reported. By volume, the exports grew 22 percent to 827,860.06 carats as the average price of Belgium’s...
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Polished Markets
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Jul 13, 2011
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Avi Krawitz
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Belgium's December Polished Exports +31%
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Belgium’s polished diamond exports rose 31 percent year on year to $1.02 billion in December 2010, according to data published by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC). By volume, the exports increased 7 percent to 734,436.82 carats as the average...
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Polished Markets
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Jan 25, 2011
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Avi Krawitz
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Antwerp Diamond Fair Begins Jan. 30
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The Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair will kick off January 30, 2011, and will continue three days. The event follows the venue's premiere fair in 2010 at the Antwerp Diamond Bourse (Beurs voor...
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Marketing
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Jan 13, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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HRD Awards Submission Deadline Friday
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Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) will close the submissions deadline for its 14th HRD Awards n October 15. This year’s theme is “You and Me” with the goal of designs reflecting a unique and contemporary piece that symbolizes every possible facet of dualism and should...
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Retail
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Oct 13, 2010
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Denise Romano
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Mining
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Jul 01, 2010
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Rapaport
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AWDC Elects Parikh as President
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The board of directors for the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) elected Nishit Parikh to serve as its president for the next two years. Parikh, 44, is a citizen of Belgium, who was born in Navsari, India, and heads Diarough, which employs 50 people in Antwerp and is a Diamond Trading...
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Marketing
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Jul 01, 2010
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Jeff Miller
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Vegas Holds More Appeal
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In recent years, for a variety of reasons, the JCK Las Vegas show has become more intriguing to Chinese buyers. This year, a Rapaport Buyers Group of eight Chinese companies attended the show, the second destination for the group after the 2009 IIJS Show in India. Motivated...
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Manufacturing
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Jul 01, 2010
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Julius Zheng
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Does the AWDC Board Represent Belgium?
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The Antwerp diamond community elected new board members of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the city’s umbrella organization for promoting its diamond industry worldwide, in mid-June. Of the 12 board members, the six who are known as “the trade group” attracted most of the attention...
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Polished Markets
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Jul 01, 2010
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Marc Goldstein
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Rough Markets
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Jun 17, 2010
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Rapaport
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Antwerp Diamond Sector Elects New AWDC Board
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Antwerp's diamond sector went to the polls yesterday to elect six members of the board of directors for the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the umbrella body that represents and serves the interests of the local diamond industry and trade. According to the AWDC's constitution, six...
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Marketing
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Jun 17, 2010
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Jeff Miller
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Elections Bring Hope for Change
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A new round of elections is taking place at the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and the accompanying discussion is about the critical importance, in light of the current international financial situation, of electing representatives who can help Antwerp position itself to prosper and compete, rather than just survive...
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Polished Markets
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Jun 06, 2010
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Marc Goldstein
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AWDC Launches 14th HRD Awards Design Contest
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Press Release, May 26, 2010, ANTWERP: Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) has launched the 14th edition of its HRD Awards diamond jewelry design competition. The theme of the HRD Awards 2011 is “You and Me.”The biennially held competition is widely considered to be the world’s leading...
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Polished Markets
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May 27, 2010
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AWDC
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AWDC to Host Companies at Vicenzaoro Charm 2010
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Press Release: A group of seven Belgian diamond companies will be taking part in the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) pavilion at the May 22 to May 26 Vicenzaoro Charm show.The Antwerp Diamond Pavilion will be located at a prime location in Padiglione G, on Diamond Avenue, near Ingresso Est.The Antwerp diamond firms will...
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Polished Markets
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May 17, 2010
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AWDC
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Meet and Greet Boosts Business
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The gems and jewelry industry saw a plethora of activities taking place in the month of April. The Diamond Trading Company (DTC) sponsored an industry event, “Meet and Greet with Varda Shine” in Mumbai on April 13. Shine, managing director of DTC, told the audience that the first...
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Polished Markets
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May 11, 2010
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Zainab S. Kazi
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More Players at Fairgrounds
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Jewelry Shanghai 2010, held April 9 through 12, remains the most important trade show in East China and the biggest one in the first half of the year in Mainland China. Open to both the trade and consumers, it featured approximately 500 exhibitors from 15 countries and regions,...
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Polished Markets
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May 11, 2010
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Julius Zheng
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Antwerp Goes to Shanghai
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Antwerp-cut diamonds will be a major highlight of the Shanghai World Expo 2010, with the Belgian pavilion showcasing the city’s prize diamonds and jewels, alongside other local exports such as chocolate and beer. The expo, which will kick off May 1 and run until October...
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Polished Markets
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May 11, 2010
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Marc Goldstein
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HRD Antwerp Signs MOU With SNDT India
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Press Release: HRD Antwerp has signed a cooperation agreement with the Jasani Department of Jewellery Design and Manufacture, S.N.D.T. Women's University in India, a pioneer in jewellery design in Asia. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed with Madhu Madan – registrar, S.N.D.T. Women’s University – for conducting a diamond...
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Technology
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May 10, 2010
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HRD Antwerp
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ALROSA-India Deal Bypasses Belgium
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When it comes to business, the Antwerp diamond center is increasingly vigilant. It has been under so much pressure over the past decade — from economic as well as political forces, not to mention other trading centers — that it’s not going to give up any bit of potential business without making sure...
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Rough Markets
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Apr 06, 2010
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Marc Goldstein
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Economic Bulletin
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Polished diamond imports to the U.S. increased by 68 percent to $1.3 billion during January 2010 compared with one year earlier, while polished exports from the country rose 52 percent to $911 million. Net polished imports were up by 127 percent to $356 million. Rough diamond imports to the U.S....
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Polished Markets
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Apr 01, 2010
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Rapaport
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Belgium Aims to Strengthen its Chinese Market
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Belgium's diamond industry is looking to strengthen its position in the Chinese market, with twelve firms set to exhibit at the Jewelry Shanghai 2010 show to be held there next month. The show, which will take place from April 9 to April 12 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, will...
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Rough Markets
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Mar 31, 2010
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Deena Taylor
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