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Israel’s Diamond Industry Under Severe Pressure
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Despite Collapsing Hike Odds, Rising Yields Kept Indian Gold, Silver Below Their Floors
Snap Shot: Most of the damage in the week ending 2 October landed before the good news arrived, and the good news then failed to repair it. August core PCE inflation, released on 30 September, rose 3.0% from a year earlier against expectations of 3.3%, helped partly by methodology changes at the Bureau of Economic Analysis. September payrolls on 2 October then added just 29,000 jobs against forecasts near 90,000, with unemployment at 4.2% and August revised down to 133,000
Despite Collapsing Hike Odds, Rising Yields Kept Indian Gold, Silver Below Their Floors
Snap Shot: Most of the damage in the week ending 2 October landed before the good news arrived, and the good news then failed to repair it. August core PCE inflation, released on 30 September, rose 3.0% from a year earlier against expectations of 3.3%, helped partly by methodology changes at the Bureau of Economic Analysis. September payrolls on 2 October then added just 29,000 jobs against forecasts near 90,000, with unemployment at 4.2% and August revised down to 133,000
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Israel is The Best Place to Do Business in Diamonds
Ramat Gan: The Israel Diamond Exchange (IsDE) announced that registration to the Summer Edition of the International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI) (August 31 – September 4, 2015) is now open. Registered – and confirmed – buyers will be offered three free nights in the IDWI venue hotel. “Once again, we are determined to prolong the success of this fabulous
Ind-Ra Maintains Stable Outlook on G&J
Mumbai: India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has maintained a Stable Outlook for gems and jewellery exporters as well as retailers for FY16. However, it expects retailers to outshine exporters. Exporters are likely to register muted revenue growth of 3%-5% as global demand is exhibiting mixed signals, with the US and China showing improving and declining trends, respectively. Average industry EBITDA
Istanbul Chamber of Jewelry and WJH sign MOU
Istanbul: The Istanbul Chamber of Jewelry (IKO), a leading jewelry trade organization in Turkey, and the World Jewelry Hub, the first dedicated business center in Latin America for the diamond, colored gemstone and jewelry sectors, have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding, according to which the two sides will cooperate in the growth and development of the jewelry industries and markets
Platinum Evara Launched at Jos Alukkas, Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The newlywed beautiful Bollywood actress Dia Mirza comes back to her hometown, Hyderabad with her husband, Sahil Sangha to receive blessings of everlasting love from her mother Deepa Mirza. The couple celebrated their vows of love and the mother Deepa Mirza showered blessings on them with Platinum Evara jewellery at the Jos Alukkas store in Hyderabad. The couple also
BDB Launches its Official E-Newsletter
Mumbai: Mr. Bhushan Gagrani, IAS, Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation yesterday launched the first edition of ‘BDB e-News’, the official e-newsletter of Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB). The newly launched news platform is part of a planned strategic upgrade in BDB’s use of digital communications to boost dissemination of information and stakeholder engagement. The launch took place at a special
India’s G&J Exports Remain Stable in Apr 25 Jan 26
Mumbai: India’s gem and jewellery (G&J) exports remained broadly stable during April 2025–January 2026, reflecting resilience amid global trade headwinds and tariff-related pressures in key markets. Overall gross exports stood at US$ 23.19 billion (₹2,03,280.72 crore), registering a marginal decline of 0.64% in dollar terms while growing by 3.57% in rupee terms, compared to exports of US$ 23.33 billion (₹1,96,277.49
GJEPC Felicitated Piyush Goyal and Jitin Prasada
New Delhi: A delegation of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), led by its Chairman Mr. Kirit Bhansali recently felicitated Commerce & Industry Minister Mr. Piyush Goyal and MoS Mr. Jitin Prasada in New Delhi on the successful completion of the India–USA Interim Agreement. The conversations were directed toward scaling exports and fortifying India’s gem & jewellery trade
Namibia Joins Luanda Accord: GJEPC, DMCC to Become Members of NDC
Cape Town: The Luanda Accord held its second high-level meeting at the African Mining Indaba 2026, marking an expansion of collective action in support of global generic marketing for natural diamonds, led by the Natural Diamond Council (NDC). The Accord brings together diamond-producing governments and industry stakeholders committed to sustained investment in protecting and promoting the natural diamond category. Its
