Belgium: tighter control over the diamond sector
The conditions for registering diamond intermediaries are tightened, while synthetic diamonds are now subject to a specific procedure.
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“The dark side of the sparkling stone business” (according to some)
With blockchain technology the diamond industry wants to dispel doubts about the origin of the stones. But that is not enough for
“Criticism is always easier than constructive solutions”
At a workshop on synthetics at the recent Dubai Diamond Conference, William Shor, managing partner of Caspian VC, one of the companies
Business deals and some famous stones
Like diamonds, everything sparkles during the holiday season.
Diamond business: “The desirability of diamonds has not changed”
2019 has been a challenging year for players in the diamond business. Falling prices, plummeting revenues, uncertainty surrounding synthetic diamonds . .
Sale of certificate lab HRD Antwerp once again frozen for at least three months
The acquisition of the HRD Antwerp certificate lab has again been postponed. Parent company Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) has extended the
Diamonds: here is what buyers are looking for on the Internet
GemFind Digital Solutions recently published the latest edition of its semi-annual report “Diamond Click Trends”, which analyses hundreds of online searches conducted
Thriller set in the Antwerp diamond world
Peter Franck’s thriller ‘For urgent reasons’ (‘Om dringende reden’ in Dutch) is based upon two worlds, that of the diamond trade and
Cartier: a new book immerses us in the history of the Cartier family
Every good jewellery lover likes to know the history of the famous houses of the industry, such as Van Cleef & Arpels,
Fluorescence – a curious issue in the diamond industry
The diamond industry has a complicated relationship with fluorescence.