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Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA) is launching NCDIA Asia, in cooperation with the Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences (AIGS). The new Bangkok-based group will, like its U.S.-based counterpart, aim to expand appreciation and understanding for...

Ecommerce player Amazon today said it has tied up with state-run lender Bank of Baroda to offer micro loans to its sellers. The loans will be offered on invite-only basis to the marketplace sellers....

De Beers Group brand Forevermark is on an expansion drive to take its pan-India footprint to 250- 260 by the next year as the market is slowly picking up, a top company executive has...

The country's gold imports recorded a three-fold jump to USD 15.24 billion during the April-August period of the current fiscal, commerce ministry data showed. Gold imports, which has a bearing on the country's current account...

The Gujarat Regional office of The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) last week hosted two separate programmes for the trade to facilitate clarifications on various issues and resolution of various issues. The first...

Compagnie Financière Richemont SA announcing sales results of  the Group for the five months ended 31 August 2017,  prior to   its Annual General Meeting held last week,  said  that its sales for the period...

ALROSA has found a place in the FTSE4Good Index for the   first time, the Company announced recently. The inclusion on the index indicates the Company’s  compliance with internationally recognised standards of corporate social responsibility. “The FTSE4Good...

Designer jewellery retailer Fabulous has made its fashion week debut through virtual platforms. The cyber project, which is centred around the theme of Around the World in 8 Days, is focused on the international collections...

Swarovski has partnered with Amazon Fashion to capture the minds of the digital fashion-conscious jewellery consumer. Customers can now browser and shop Swarovski from Amazon’s five Fashion stores across Europe and via dedicated brand stores. Amazon...

Multi-channel retailers have been urged to ready themselves for the “Christmas effect” just over three months out from the holiday. New research from ChannelGrabber, the leading software provider of multichannel eCommerce software, has found that...