Israeli Diamond Bankers Have no Sleepless Nights
March 31, 05 by Chaim Even-ZoharWhen an Israeli banker recently remarked that the local industry’s banking debt was well beyond $2 billion, we joked that collecting that debt will be the problem of one of his own... Read More...
Sightholder Becomes “King” – For a Fee
March 24, 05 by Chaim Even-ZoharWhile everybody seems to be focusing on whether or not the Value Added Services of the DTC represent a price increase there are other aspects to the new... Read More...
Embracing for a Diamond Industry “Tsunami Scenario”
March 17, 05 by Chaim Even-ZoharThe diamond industry should prepare itself for a new wave of intensified demands for consumer boycotts, for diamond value chain monitoring and... Read More...
Unwelcome Polished Homecoming
March 10, 05 by Chaim Even-ZoharData released by the United States government shows that polished diamond imports in 2004 totaled $13.9 billion, representing an increase of... Read More...
Committed Rough
March 03, 05 by Chaim Even-ZoharThe apparent agreement by De Beers to provide Botswana diamond factories directly with rough from its Botswana mines reflects a considerable shift in the company’s marketing... Read More...
Watch the Alrosa Revolution
February 24, 05 by Chaim Even-ZoharThe diamond industry seems, at times, so obsessed and intoxicated with the strategic marketing system changes of De Beers, BHP Billiton and others, that somehow the world’s... Read More...
Terror and Diamonds in Washington
February 17, 05 by Chaim Even-Zohar"The trade in rough diamonds and the mixing of parcels before being imported into a country for finishing [cutting and polishing] and sale is a recognized... Read More...
Scary Romances
February 10, 05 by Chaim Even-Zohar“The new man-made diamonds’ features can be even more perfect than natural ones.” This finding was made loud and clear to Newsweek’s worldwide audience in its 7-page cover... Read More...
Alrosa – De Beers: No Deal Yet
February 03, 05 by Chaim Even-ZoharThe DTC’s 2004 sales of $5.7 billion took place at a time when diamond prices were an average of 14% higher than in 2003 when sales were $5.5 billion. Though... Read More...
De Beers, Gov'ts And Civic Society Launch “Kimberley Expansion” Initiative
January 27, 05 by Chaim Even-ZoharAt the joint invitation of De Beers, Global Witness and Partnership Africa Canada, some 45 U.S., British, Canadian and... Read More...
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