It is in the Indian government's best interest to adopt a new tax plan for the diamond industry. Edahn Golan makes the case for turnover tax. Read More...

Once again, the U.S. rough diamond figures are out of whack. More exports than imports, tracking codes that don't match and continued suspicions of money laundering. Read More...

Welcome to the New Normal 2.0: The Tightening Oversight. Unlike the first New Normal, which dealt with the economy of the diamond industry, the sequel is all about law and controls. Read More...

The growing political rift between diamond traders and jewelers is causing the first to reconsider their voice in KP, mulling over a change in their representation in the oversight system. Read More...

"The times they are a-changin'," Bob Dylan sang in 1964, and nearly 50 years later, that has not changed. A change that has an important impact on diamond jewelry purchases is the shift from buying products to buying experiences. Read More...

The practice of some to send their goods back and forth to Dubai to gain financing from banks is taking a toll on the entire Indian diamond industry. The numbers that tell the story. Read More...

It seems like the past half decade has been bumpy for the diamond industry. However, if you’d held S&P 500 stocks, you’d really have something to moan about. A lesson to learn from the Great Recession. Read More...

Of LKI, its RICO case against KBC bank and Antwerp Diamond Bank, the details of how "Daleyot Entities" allegedly stole more than $135 million worth of diamonds and the last act of Samson. Read More...

When Queen of Shops, British retail expert Mary Portas reviewed H Samuel, it was not pretty. What lessons can be taken from a damning condemnation of one Britain’s best-known jewelry chains. Read More...

The two popular questions of the week are "Who’s in?" and "Who’s out?" of the coveted DTC Sightholders list. The issues ahead of the industry warrant other questions. Read More...