Everything is Relative – in Botswana, Too
January 28, 10 by Chaim Even-ZoharGood governance and corruption within diamond-producing companies are, by definition, a relative phenomena. While one company may have more of the first, another company may have the lion’s share of the latter. Read More...
Royal Synthetics
January 21, 10 by Chaim Even-ZoharTwo diamond merchants were debating the future of the diamond business. “The world will be running out of natural gem-quality diamonds and our future is in synthetics and simulants. We better join the future now,” argued one. Read More...
Seriously Flawed JCOC Survey
January 14, 10 by Chaim Even-ZoharMore often than not, when a company commissions a public opinion survey those who spent the money want to see results that put favorable light on the product they wish to push into the market. Read More...
Diamonds in the Morgue
January 07, 10 by Chaim Even-ZoharForget about the NGOs, WDC or KP people. The African diamond-producing countries have now independently launched their own PSA in a campaign against conflict diamonds. Read More...
Just Think What Might Have Happened…
December 24, 09 by Chaim Even-Zohar“History is composed not only of what happened but of what didn’t happen,” Time Magazine wrote about its Man of the Year, Bernanke. In a micro-way, this also applies to our industry – though in a different manner. Read More...
Parenthood Troubles in the Global Generic Marketing Initiative
December 17, 09 by Chaim Even-ZoharWe applauded the diamond industry players who created the International Diamond Board, with Alrosa as the engine behind it. But suddenly the real issue became whether Alrosa was still interested in the initiative at all. Read More...
Diamond Consumption in 2016!
December 10, 09 by Chaim Even-ZoharLong-term forecasts of diamond jewelry consumption are difficult to make, even under normal circumstances, and they are surely far more challenging today. We used to rely on regression analysis to identify indicative variables, which historically have shown a correlation with observed diamond consumption. Read More...
Bashing De Beers at the Wrong Time and for the Wrong Reasons
December 03, 09 by Chaim Even-ZoharFor the diamond industry, the days between Thanksgiving and Christmas are crucial to gauge where we are and where we are going. Whatever views one may hold on the state of the global economy, these are days of hope and expectation as well as anxiety and trepidation. Read More...
The Future of the Antwerp Diamond Bank
November 26, 09 by Chaim Even-ZoharAfter many months of rumors it is now official: the possible sale of the Antwerp Diamond Bank is contained in the $5 billion Belgian government bail-out of ADB’s parent company KBC. Read More...
The Creation of a Legacy
November 18, 09 by Chaim Even-ZoharWhile moderating the Diamond Symposium, I watched AWDC CEO Freddy Hanard intently listening to every word. From my perspective, Hanard had moved away from the glamorous Antwerp Diamond Conference format that featured the likes of Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Joseph Stiglitz and Sir Bob Geldof. Read More...
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