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A year after the Nirav Modi-Mehul Choksi scam rattled the nation, diamondNSE 0.00 % houses in India are being pushed to change the way they have been doing business for many decades. Harsh new...

A Fancy Intense Blue diamond went under the hammer at Bonhams Fine Jewellery sale in London this week. The pear-shaped 4.03 carat precious stone, which has been held in a private collection for nearly 30...

De Beers Group announced it is relocating the De Beers Group Auctions business headquarters from Singapore to Botswana. The relocation supports De Beers’ focus on streamlining its operations and enhancing the efficiency of its...

Jewellery brand Andre Michael is offering its Alphabet Diamond Pendant collection to retailers in time for Christmas shoppers. The Hatton Garden jeweller has designed the diamond jewellery with gift-giving in mind. It revealed that its inspiration...

The De Beers Group said it sold a total of US$475 million worth of rough diamonds for the 8th sales cycle of 2018, down from sales figures recorded in the previous cycle. The diamond producer...

Over 1,000 exhibiting brands and 300 buyers from 50 countries worldwide   for Europe’s first international gold and jewellery event.   Italian Exhibition Group’s show consolidates its role as a unique international hub for business, innovation,  sustainability and...

The Gem and Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI) has launched its Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Goldsmith Program in West Bengal in association with Edujobs Academy, Kolkata. The programme will help with the...

Independent Lisburn-based jewellery retailer, Midas Jewellers, will close its store doors after 41 years in the city. With the end of the current lease, owners, Jim and Lynne Conlon, have made the “very difficult” decision...

ALROSA, a global leader in diamond mining, held an auction in Vladivostok for special size rough diamonds (over 10.8 carats). The overall revenue amounted to $9.1 mln. The company sold 125 rough diamonds with total...

A delegation of The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council made a presentation to the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce which was looking into the “Impact of banking misappropriation on trade &...