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Rough Markets
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May 14, 2012
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WDC
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U.S. Kimberley Process Annual Reports Due on April 2
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The U.S. State Department requires that rough diamond importers and exporters file an annual report with the Office of the Special Advisor for Conflict Diamonds at the U.S. Department of State each calendar year...
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Financial-Legal
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Mar 20, 2012
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Jeff Miller
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Fernandez Appoints Milovanovic as Kimberley Process Chair
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Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Jose W. Fernandez is pleased to announce that Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic will serve as chair of the Kimberley Process for 2012. The Kimberley Process selected the United States...
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Rough Markets
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Jan 26, 2012
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U.S. State Department
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U.K. Trade Groups Advocate Diligence for Diamond Purchases
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Press Release: With this week's announcement that Global Witness has removed itself from the Kimberley Process, U.K. jewelers are seeking answers to why contentious diamonds remain at the forefront of news as they enter the critical festive retail period.The decision in November by the Kimberley Process...
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Fair Trade
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Dec 07, 2011
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BJA
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Rapaport Group Calls on Diamond Trade to Avoid Marange Diamonds
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PRESS RELEASE, November 22, 2011, New York: The Rapaport Group strongly opposes the recent decision of the Kimberley Process (KP) to allow for the immediate exports from the mining operations Mbada Diamonds and Marange Resources in the Marange region of Zimbabwe.We hereby publicly warn...
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Fair Trade
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Nov 22, 2011
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Rapaport
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JA & DMIA Encourage Business Reforms, Vigilance After Kimberley Process Plenary
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Press Release: Jewelers of America (JA) and the Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America (DMIA) – national trade associations whose combined membership represents fine jewelry retailers, diamond traders and manufacturers in the U.S. – are encouraged that steps were taken to preserve the Kimberley Process...
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Fair Trade
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Nov 16, 2011
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JA & DMIA
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U.S. to Chair Kimberley Process in 2012
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The U.S. will chair the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme in 2012, according to South Africa's Business Day newspaper. South Africa will become vice chair of the Kimberley Process next year and subsequently become chair in 2013, the tenth anniversary of the scheme, according to South Africa's...
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Rough Markets
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Nov 03, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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WDC President Notes Progress Toward Marange Agreement
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Speaking during the opening session of the 2011 plenary meeting of the Kimberley Process, which began today in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eli Izhakoff, the president of the World Diamond Council (WDC),...
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Rough Markets
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Oct 31, 2011
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Eli Izhakoff
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Global Diamond Production +39% to $12B in 2010
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Global rough diamond production rose 39 percent by value in 2010 to $12 billion, according to Kimberley Process statistics released today. The production total was still below the peak year of 2008, when production totaled $12.73...
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Rough Markets
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Aug 01, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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Kimberley Process Member States React to Yamba's Decision
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Following Friday's announcement by Kimberley Process chairman, Mathieu Yamba, that consensus was reached with member states during the Kinshasa intercessional meeting and that Marange rough diamonds were cleared for export, the...
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Rough Markets
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Jun 27, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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Minister Mpofu's Speech Declares Zimbabwe is Compliant
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The following text was delivered in a speech by Zimbabwe's Mines Minister, Obert Mpofu, at the Kimberley Process plenary in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). * The Hon. chairman of the Kimberley Process - Mathieu Yamba* The Hon. Minister of Mines for the Republic of South Africa - Susan...
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Rough Markets
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Jun 24, 2011
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Obert Mpofu's Speech
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Yamba Statement Approves Zimbabwe's Rough Exports
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A notice issued to Kimberley Process members by chairman Mathieu Yamba, stated that the intercessional meeting, which just wrapped up in Kinshasa yesterday, "endorses exports of production from the compliant mining operations of Marange Resources and Mbada"...
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Rough Markets
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Jun 24, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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Civil Society Expresses Vote of No Confidence for Kimberley Process
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Press Release: Activist organisations today expressed a vote of no confidence in the Kimberley Process, and walked out of the scheme’s meeting in Kinshasa, in protest at its failure to address human rights abuses associated with the diamond trade.The Kimberley Process rough diamond certification scheme was designed to break the...
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Fair Trade
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Jun 23, 2011
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Global Witness
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Rough Markets
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May 26, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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U.N. Seeks Illicit Diamond Trade Data from KPCS on Cote d'Ivoire
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The U.N. Security Council renewed its long-standing trade ban on diamonds from Cote d'Ivoire this past week, extending sanctions through April 30, 2012. However, the Security Council agreed such a ban could be modified or lifted earlier, depending upon progress made in the country's peace...
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Financial-Legal
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May 03, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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