Antwerp, Belgium – March 2019: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has held its annual Asian Summit-Executive Committee meeting where it conducted discussions on a range of issues of importance to the global industry. Hosted by the Hong Kong Diamond Bourse (Diamond Federation of Hong Kong), the meeting took place a day before the […]

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WFDB praises bourse’s efforts as government simplifies tax regime for diamonds Antwerp, Belgium – February 2019: World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) President Ernie Blom has praised the work of the WFDB-affiliated Korea Diamond Exchange in persuading the government to abolish a high diamond tax instituted more than four decades ago. Following five years of […]

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The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has announced that former Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) president Peter Meeus will take over as head of its World Diamond Mark (WDM) programme. Meeus is a diamond industry veteran who served as president of the DDE from 2009-2018 and was managing director of the Hoge Raad voor Diamant […]

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