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| Total Unique Visitors: 3991 |
| Visitors Out: 757 |
| Total Visitors Out: 3209 |
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| Dubai and China Sign MoU to Promote Jewelry and Diamond Trades |
| 2008-06-25 17:50:00 |
The Dubai Multi Commodities Center (DMCC) and GAC (the Gems and Jewelry Trade Association of China) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for increased mutual cooperation to facilitate the growth of diamond and jewelry trade between both countries. Under the agreement, DMCC has undertaken to actively promote Chinese jewelry to its member companies. In return, the GAC will support the Dubai jewelry market by helping to establish a stronger presence in that country. Both organizations will exchange expertise in diamond jewelry design, training, business opportunities, and educational initiatives. The memorandum of understanding will also enable Chinese jewelry manufacturers to link up with Dubai as a hub to sell their products to a wider Middle Eastern audience.
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| Patti Newton's stolen jewellery recovered |
| 2008-05-27 15:57:00 |
A bracelet and a pair of earrings have been found in Hampton overnight and will be returned to the Newton family.The wife of TV personality Bert Newton was at Chadstone shopping centre on May 16 when her bag was snatched.Mrs Newton's bag was under the table where she and her daughter Lauren were having lunch.It contained jewellery - which police say was of substantial value - and cash.
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| Profits from Namibia's largest diamond mine drop by half |
| 2008-04-20 06:22:00 |
Net profits from Namibia's largest diamond producer, Namdeb, a subsidiary of DeBeers, dipped almost by half last year despite slight increase in production, the company said on Friday."Net profits for the year 2007 came to 143 million Namibian dollars (18.4 million US dollars) compared to 305 million Namibian dollars (39.3 million US dollars) in 2006," Namdeb, jointly owned by the Namibian government and the DeBeers, said in a newspaper advertisement.Diamond production in 2007 was 2,176 carats, four percent up from 2,085 carats the previous year, with half of the diamonds found on land and from marine mining in the Atlantic Ocean.
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| Indo-Africa Summit to Boost Diamond Industry |
| 2008-04-08 19:08:00 |
Diamonds may not be high on the agenda, but the India-Africa Forum Summit, a government-to-government initiative being held in New Delhi from April 7-9, is widely expected to foster a political and business environment to help build direct relationships between diamond mining countries in Africa and the sizable diamond manufacturing industry in India. Over 14 heads of state and government and many senior ministers from different African countries are taking part in the three-day event, including South African President Thabo Mbeki, DRC President Joseph Kabila Kabange and John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, president of Ghana.At the conclusion of the summit the two sides will release a joint declaration and a cooperative framework that will set out the roadmap to define the new India-Africa partnersh
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| Diamond magnate backs Africa with words and new jobs |
| 2008-03-25 03:56:00 |
Nicky Oppenheimer, scion of South Africa's richest family, believes that the country where its fortune was made remains “enormously investor-friendly” and will stay that way, despite recent concerns over its future leadership and a continuing power crisis.“Is South Africa a country I would feel comfortable investing in? Absolutely. I would have no problem with that at all,” he told The Times. “I believe South Africa is very investor-friendly and that will remain.”
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| Canada’s frigid north a diamond miner’s paradise |
| 2008-03-17 05:50:00 |
At the Diavik mine, just over 130 miles south of the Arctic Circle, a 650-foot deep crater pierces a frozen-white tundra, yielding some of the purest diamond deposits known. “They’re among the three best pipes in the world, by value per tonne,” spokesman Tom Hoefer said of the kimberlite pipes — vertical columns of diamond-bearing rock — the mine is currently working. Hoefer relates a story — true, he says — of a drill that was pulled from the ground with a sizable diamond stuck right on the bit.
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| Diamonds Last Forever ... If They're Insured |
| 2008-03-10 04:10:00 |
Diamond jewelry is a popular gift at Christmas and Valentine's Day, which means this is the time of year when people tend to have new valuables that they may need to consider insuring.Maura Clancy, chairwoman of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York, said a standard homeowner's or renter's policy won't offer enough coverage.Many policies limit the dollar amount for theft of valuable personal possessions such as jewelry, furs, and precious stones from $1,000 to $2,000 total, according to the Insurance Information Institute.Face it: Jewelry can be stolen or go missing. So Clancy said whether you have tenant's policy or a homeowner's policy, you can buy what's called a valuable articles floater and add that on.Prices for floaters and endorsements vary depending on the type
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| American diamonds are forever |
| 2008-03-03 11:24:00 |
If American diamond-studded jewellery is more your taste, go right ahead and flaunt them. For now, gold and silver jewellery studded with synthetic diamonds will be lighter on your pocket, thanks to the 5% reduction in customs duty on rough as well as cut and polished cubic zirconia.Zirconia, a synthetic diamond, is popularly known as American diamond.While FM has exempted rough zirconia, which used to attract 5% customs duty, he has brought down customs duty on cut and polished zirconia from 10% to 5%. Customs duty on rough coral, largely used in jewellery for religious purposes, has also been slashed from 10% to 5%.
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| Namibia: Commissioner Slams 'Diamond Cowboy' |
| 2008-02-26 05:16:00 |
DIAMOND Commissioner Kennedy Hamutenya has slammed alleged attempts by Malaysian businessman Subrmanian Ragubahti to discredit the Ministry of Mines and Energy, warning that the fight for control of the Skeleton Coast diamonds amounted to playing Russian roulette with Namibia's international reputation for clean diamonds.In a strongly worded press release issued late last week, Hamutenya called on the Government to bring an end to the fight for control of the so-called Toscanini claim "...before it is too late because Toscanini has become a liability for our industry's reputation".
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| Online diamond sales shine |
| 2008-02-22 15:26:00 |
Union Diamond Corp., founded in 2001, has grown from a one-man operation to 18 employees selling diamonds, pre-made and custom jewelry and watches through its Web site (www.uniondiamond.com). The company also has a showroom on Paces Ferry Road in Vinings, but 98 percent of its sales are online, says Scott Anderson, president and CEO.Union Diamond had three record sales of $250,000 last year, Anderson said. Some frequent customers are getting close to the million-dollar mark for combined spending, he said.
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