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Maxim Shkadov on IDMA and diamond promotion
IDMA president Maxim Shkadov spoke to Ya’akov Almor, IDMA’s communications director, in his office at the Kristall Production Company (KPC) in Smolensk, Russia, on occasion of a visit of IDMA delegates who participated in the celebrations of KPC’s 50th anniversary in May.
Rough Talk - IDMA Blog
IDMA PRESIDENT PUTS DISCUSSION OF DIAMOND INDUSTRY FINANCING FIRMLY ON TOP OF THE INDUSTRY PLAYERS' AGENDA 20 February 2013, 00.00
As the primary representative of diamond manufacturers worldwide, I would contend that one of the major concerns all manufacturers share is the financial burden that we carry.
Therefore, during my term as IDMA president, I intend to bring the discussion about financing to the top of the agenda. I want to try to engage all parties involved - rough diamond...
FROM THE OFFICE OF MAXIM SHKADOV, IDMA PRESIDENT 11 December 2012, 00.00
At this time, as these are the last few weeks before the end of year holidays, most of us will be quite busy. However, I think this is as good a time as any to invite our industry peers and do some strategic thinking about the future of the diamond supply pipeline.
In no small terms, the last couple of days this congress have done just that, no matter how...
PRESIDENT'S MEETING 2013
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Antwerp diamond industry delegation visits Harare
In the framework of the lifting of the EU sanctions against ZMDC, last week an AWDC delegation and some of the leading, Antwerp based rough diamond trading companies met with Zimbabwean high officials and top representatives of the mining companies.
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The De Beers Group of Companies today announced that Varda Shine...
The De Beers Group of Companies today announced that Varda Shine, Executive Vice President of Global Sightholder Sales, will be leaving the organisation at the end of January 2014.
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MOSCOW — Shares of the Russian diamond-mining company...
MOSCOW — Shares of the Russian diamond-mining company Alrosa closed slightly higher on Thursday in their first day of trading, indicating some investor enthusiasm for a stock that offers a way to place a market bet on the price of diamonds.
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SURAT: Diamantaires in Indian diamond industry are reeling...
SURAT: Diamantaires in Indian diamond industry are reeling under shock after a large number of synthetic diamonds were recovered from diamond parcels sold to two big companies.
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Amid severe liquidity crisis and increase in rough diamond prices due to...
Amid severe liquidity crisis and increase in rough diamond prices due to weak rupee against the dollar, the worlds biggest diamond cutting and polishing centre in Surat will take a break.
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Rising gold prices are fast forcing change in women's jewellery buying habits...
Rising gold pricesare fast forcing change in women's jewellery buying habits also aided by the changing fashion trends from the yellow metal to diamonds and other metals like platinum, reveals an ASSOCHAM recent survey ahead of Dhanteras and Diwali festivals.
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In an display of shrewd corporate stage management, Trans Hex said today it had finalised an agreement...
In an display of shrewd corporate stage management, Trans Hex said today it had finalised an agreement for the takeover of Namaqualand Mines (NM) from De Beers - an announcement three years in the making that saw it recoup just over half of its share losses suffered earlier this week.
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TRANS Hex warned shareholders it would post an interim...
TRANS Hex warned shareholders it would post an interim net loss of R53.9m which set against the R32.9m profit in the previous financial year represents a damaging R86.8m turnaround in fortunes.
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The government of India plans to raise the import duty...
The government of India plans to raise the import duty on cut and polished diamonds to five per cent from the existing two per cent tax. The duty hike, which is expected to be announced this week, is being implemented in order to protect the interests of small-scale diamond manufacturers, the report stated.
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Angola-based diamond mining company Catoca will...
Angola-based diamond mining company Catoca will begin diamond exploration in two Zimbabwe fields in 2014. Catoca's decision to start exploration in Zimbabwe follows a mining agreement signed by the two countries on October 28, Angop reported.
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Nineteen diamantaires from Surat and Mumbai have...
Nineteen diamantaires from Surat and Mumbai have been arrested in China for allegedly smuggling the precious stones into Shenzhen from Hong Kong. The Shenzhen customs officials have also seized smuggled stones worth $49 million two days ago.
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