This week’s issue of Diamond Intelligence Briefs (DIB) makes some astonishing revelations. It focuses on the United States as a rough diamond transfer center. Read More...

Press accounts of parcels of diamonds, particularly melee parcels, containing amounts of undisclosed synthetic diamonds have repeatedly surfaced. Read More...

It's no secret that one of the biggest challenges facing the diamond industry globally is that of finance. Read More...

Over time, the buying experience has been depersonalized. For retailers today, it may seem harder to connect with customers, to give them as perfect a fit as the 19th century tailor was able to do. Read More...

Two high-end brands – Michael Kors and Coach – announced plans this week to take back control of their accessories’ retail prices by limiting distribution.. Read More...

In the grand scheme of the diamond industry, a year doesn’t seem like such a long time – after all, it takes millions of years, and now, expert drilling techniques to help remove diamonds from their earthen beds. Read More...

History was made this week at a breakfast signing ceremony in Botswana. Barclays Bank Botswana signed a $125-million credit guaranty agreement with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Read More...

The middle months of the (northern hemisphere’s) summer are often considered to be “news silly season,” when not much happens in the world. Read More...

World of Diamonds has fashioned a platinum ring plated with rose gold, which features a 2.08-carat cushion-cut Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond, named “The Jane Seymour.” Read More...

In 2013, the association members of the Jewelry Leadership Forum (the “JLF”) agreed to work toward the development of a website that would serve as a “portal” for all educational programs offered by various member jewelry organizations. Read More...