Associated Press, NEW YORK: If plans come together, diamonds may become a trader`s best friend.
Investors have been using futures and derivatives contracts in metals, agricultural products, currencies and other risk-related investments to hedge against losses for decades....
The Israel Diamond Institute (IDI) will hold its third International Rough Diamond Conference (titled Tribute to the Producers ) on February 11-12, 2008, in Tel Aviv.
The organizers expect the conference will attract a host of ministers from across Africa and representatives from major diamond producing companies....
Райффайзен Банк Аваль (Украина) начал продажу памятных монет, посвященных бриллиантовой свадьбе королевы Великобритании Елизаветы ІІ и герцога Эдинбургского. В отделениях банка, являющихся участниками программы "Монеты мира", можно приобрести золотую и серебряную монеты "Бриллиантовая свадьба", отчеканенные Королевским монетным двором Великобритании, а также золотую и серебряную монеты "Бриллиантовый юбилей" Монетного двора города Перт (Австралия)....
By Whitney Sielaff
Vicenza, Italy–In what its new show director described as "open warfare" within the international jewelry trade show business, Vicenza Fiera, producer of Italy`s most important international fine-jewelry shows, announced it will launch two new events in 2008, adding to its traditional three–winter, spring and fall–editions.
The first of the new shows, scheduled for March 2-4 in Milan, will focus specifically on the high end of the market....