Among the more outstanding news items this week was the little noticed decision made by India's Gem & Jewellery Export Council. Read More...

It won't come as anything of a surprise to readers that 2016 was another challenging year for the global diamond industry. Read More...

Luxury brands need to invest in three key areas to enable them to prosper in an ever more competitive market. Read More...

Cash is king, and it is the oxygen that is vital for the Indian gems and jewelry business all the way from small plants in Surat to the major retailers. Read More...

Undoubtedly this is a difficult time for luxury brands, with 2016 proving to be a somewhat patchy year with some companies doing well and others almost standing still. Read More...

Attending the Plenary meeting of the Kimberley Process (KP) for the first time last month, I was once again struck by the deep commitment and sense of doing the right thing that diamond industry and other representatives bring to these gatherings. Read More...

Product evangelists have become all the rage in recent years as a new way of promoting goods and services. Read More...

Is it worth speculating on the impact on the US economy of the president-elect's administration? Read More...

Thierry Silber issues a clarification following his Guest Memo that was published last month. Read More...

A "tipping point" - the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point at which a virus turns from a manageable infectious disease into a full-blown epidemic. Read More...