Botswana, Angola and Qatar have expressed their intent to join the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), as announced during…
Year: 2025
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) welcomed Dr K. Srikar Reddy, Consul General of India in San Francisco, to the India…
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has published a report examining key developments in the laboratory-grown diamond sector focusing on trends…
On 12 June, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) began its “We Protect a Legacy” campaign with a vending machine…
De Beers Group has introduced two new downstream initiatives at the JCK Las Vegas Show, aimed at supporting demand for…
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) marked World Environment Day by outlining a series of sustainability initiatives implemented…
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) will introduce a new descriptive system for laboratory-grown diamonds later this year, replacing the…
President Duma Boko has announced plans to change how Botswana manages its mineral sector, stating that all diamonds mined in…
The Surat District Education Office (DEO) has issued formal instructions to schools to begin accepting applications for fee relief from…
Gemological Science International (GSI) has opened a new laboratory in Bangkok, Thailand—its 14th globally. The facility is located in the…
The forthcoming India–UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected to remove nearly all tariffs on Indian jewellery exports to the…
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) will hold its annual Presidents’ Meeting in New York from 10–11 June. The…
Susan Jacques, President and CEO of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), has received the International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA)…
De Beers Group CEO Al Cook has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to India’s natural diamond sector during a recent visit…
Dr Gaetano Cavalieri, President of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO), has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the…
Progress made during 2025 Intersessional in Dubai as African Diamond Producers Association proposes revised language The Kimberley Process (KP) has…
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has launched GemKit by GemKids, a free digital education resource designed to introduce primary-level…
The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) has called on the Indian jewellery sector to suspend all business…
De Beers has reportedly been offering rough diamonds at reduced prices to a limited number of trading partners, according to…
De Beers Group has announced its intention to close Lightbox, its lab-grown diamond (LGD) jewellery brand, as part of a…
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has formally expressed support for an industry-wide request to the U.S. Government, urging…
The newly concluded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United Kingdom and India is expected to impact trade in the…
The Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC) has introduced an online tool to help track U.S. tariff changes relevant to the jewellery…
De Beers Group has recommenced its diamond auction operations in Botswana following the relocation of its Auctions business from Singapore…
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has confirmed the reinstatement of its global laboratory operations, including the acceptance of goods…
The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has initiated the third batch of its export training programme in Delhi,…
Diamonds Do Good has completed its first “Diamonds Do Good in Action” trip to Botswana. The initiative was designed to…
Tiffany & Co. has launched Blue Book 2025: Sea of Wonder, its latest high jewellery collection. Designed by Chief Artistic…
International Gemmological Institute (India) Limited (“IGI India”) has released its unaudited financial results for the quarter ending 31 March 2025,…
De Beers has reported a 44 per cent fall in rough diamond sales revenue for the first quarter of 2025,…