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7 August 2008
ABAZIAS EXECUTES LETTER OF INTENT TO BE ACQUIRED BY OMNIRELIANT HOLDINGS  
A letter of intent has been signed concerning a possible acquisition by OmniReliant Holdings, Inc. of approximately 100 percent of the outstanding capital stock of a newl...
7 August 2008
KIMCOR SELLS 10,000 CARATS FOR OVER US$700,000  
KimCor, the diamond mining company listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market sold 10,023.55 carats of diamonds for a total of US$708,181.95 repr...
7 August 2008
BLUE NILE INTERNATIONAL SALES UP 179% IN Q2  
Online fine jewelry and diamond retailer Blue Nile, Inc.’s net sales its second quarter ending June 29, 2008 reached US$73.7 million, up from US$72.1 million in the secon...
7 August 2008
LUCARA RAISING NEARLY US$5 FOR MOTHAE IN LESOTHO  
Canada’s Lucara Diamond Corp. has agreed to sell, on a non-brokered, private placement basis, an aggregate of up to 5,555,556 million common shares for gross proceeds of ...
7 August 2008
AFRI-CAN FORCED TO DELAY BLOCK J SAMPLING PROGRAM  
Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation says they have been advised by International Mining and Dredging Holding Ltd. (IMDH) that, due to unforeseen supply delays for variou...
7 August 2008
KATRINA KAIF CHOSEN AS BRAND AMBASSADOR OF NAKSHATRA  
Katrina Kaif is the new brand ambassador of Indian jewelry brand Nakshatra, which has been wholly acquired by integrated diamond and jewelry manufacturer and retailer the...
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7 August 2008
No Gold Medals in Kimberley Games  
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) is a purely political process designed to certify the origin of rough diamonds from sources free of conflict; as it has ...
31 July 2008
HARMONIZING ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING RULES  
The publication earlier this month by the OECD’s Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of its risk-based-approach document titled “Guidance for Dealers in Precious Metals an...
24 July 2008
JVC: ONE SPIN TOO MANY  
Eleven U.S. and international diamond, jewelry and pearl trade associations petitioned the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with one fundamental request: amend the FTC...
17 July 2008
FUTURE HEADLINE: 'DTC SIGHTHOLDER JAILED FOR ATTENDING SIGHT'  
This headline is not imaginary, just premature. No foreign DTC sightholder has yet been jailed in South Africa for attending his own company’s sight at the Harry Oppenhei...
10 July 2008
TEMPORARY SOUTH AFRICAN PAIN RELIEF  
When government regulators mess up – and especially when they know it – they may quietly welcome court intervention to assure that things will remain workable.
3 July 2008
ST. PETERSBURG: A REVOLUTION IN THE MAKING  
A wild card represents "an unknown or unpredictable factor" in any number of domains – a factor that can make an enormous difference. Alrosa’s president, Sergei Vybornov,...
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“SIERRA LEONE DIAMOND SECTOR FINANCIAL POLICY CONSTRAINTS”
This is a report on the constraints faced by the Sierra Leone Diamond Industry
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FINCEN ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR DEALERS OF PRECIOUS METALS, PRECIOUS STONES, OR JEWELS ON CONDUCTING RISK ASSESSMENT OF THEIR FOREIGN SUPPLIERS
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued this guidance clarifying the risk assessment required to be performed under the Interim Final Rule requiring ...
GIA FIRES LAB EMPLOYEES AND WILL TAKE STEPS AGAINST CORRUPT CLIENTS
In a news release, the GIA completes an independent review and announces organizational changes
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT INTERIM FINAL RULES
Anti-money laundering programs for dealers in precious metals, stones, or jewels.
FINCEN SPEECH TO DIAMANTAIRES
Prepared remarks of William W. Fox, director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Jewelers Vigilance Committee Industry Seminar, New York.
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BELGIUM’S POLISHED EXPORTS UP 23.61%
Polished diamond exports from Belgium in the first half of 2008, at 4,678,220 carats worth US$6,525,390,475, increased by 23.61 percent in monetary terms but fell by 1.82...
DUBAI POLISHED DIAMOND RE-EXPORTS UP 78% IN Q1 OF 2008
Dubai’s polished diamond trade continues to grow at a steep pace, with polished diamond re-exports in the first quarter of 2008 up 78 percent in monetary terms as compare...
ISRAEL’S ROUGH IMPORTS UP 14%
Rough diamond imports to Israel in the January to May 2008 period, at 6,479,523 carats worth US$2,190,542,173, increased in terms of dollars by 14 percent from the same p...
BELARUS DIAMOND IMPORTS UP 120% IN Q1
Rough diamond imports to Belarus in the first quarter of 2008 reached 24,422.52 carats, marking a 46.2% increase compared to the same period of 2007, says a spokesman for...
JAPAN’S POLISHED IMPORTS DOWN 10%
Polished diamond imports to Japan in the first quarter of 2008, at 544,292 carats worth US$ 214,628,000, fell by some 10 percent in terms of both carats and dollars compa...
INDIA’S POLISHED DIAMOND EXPORTS UP BY OVER 30%
India’s gem and jewelry industry has witnessed a growth of 22.27 percent for the financial year 2007-08 as compared to the previous year, with the sector accounting for 1...
Dubai's Rough and Polished Diamond Imports and Exports in 2007
Dubai's Total Diamond Trade Increases 53% in 2007
Israel's Rough Diamond Exports Up 41.1% for January-Feburary 2008 Period
Israel's rough diamond exports for the January through February 2008 period, at 3,525,251 carats worth US$787,495,056 rose 41.1 percent in monetary terms and 2.2 percent ...
Antwerp Diamond Index
The index is based on prices in USD and gives the average price evolution on the Antwerp market.
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BUSHMAN RULING
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIAMOND EXPORT LEVY BILL, 2006
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIAMOND EXPORT LEVY BILL, 2006
SOUTH AFRICA'S DIAMOND EXPORT LEVY BILL
To provide for the imposition of an export levy on rough diamonds and allow for offsets with respect to that levy.
GAO: AGENCY ACTIONS NEEDED TO ENHANCE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLEAN DIAMOND TRADE ACT
In 2003, the United States and other countries began implementing the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) to curtail the trade of rough diamonds that had fueled...
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PUBLISHES DE BEERS-ALROSA SUPPLY DECISIONS IN OFFICIAL JOURNAL
On 27 July 2006, the European Commission published in the Official Journal (OJ 2006 L205/24) an official summary of its February 2006 decision to accept commitments from ...
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  DIB - Inside the Latest Issue
U.S. INDUSTRY LEADERS MEET WITH GIA MANAGEMENT ON CERTIFIGATE
DIAMONDS FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN DTC NOW ELIGIBLE FOR FOREVERMARK CONSIDERATION
SPECTACULAR WIN IN DTC’S ‘ONE AGAINST HUNDRED’ GAME
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