AWDC's China road show is part of Antwerp's efforts to protect and expand market share. There are lessons other centers should take from this. Read More...

Natural diamonds, as we all know, are a finite resource. However, do we know when we will run out of this mineral. Read More...

Are the global markets going down the tube and consumers spending like it's 2007, or are the headlines panic-attacks and consumers wise to spend within their means? Read More...

Common people are responding with collective convulsions at the stench rising from dysfunctional governments failing to effectively deal with the weaknesses that lead to the 2008 crash. Read More...

A $500 million Sight and better than expected business at HK is not improving Sightholders' mood. However, the hardships are not a be all and an end all in themselves. Is this a planning issue? Read More...

The Hong Kong show is still running, but judging from the first few days, it's not the horrible show that many feared it might be. The deepest fears many wholesale diamond traders had prior to the show did not materialize. Read More...

Despite the passage of time, the memory of that day is still felt as an awful, tangible presence. Read More...

The air above the Belgian diamond sector is being poisoned by its very own government – mostly for domestic political purposes – with some apparent racist underpinnings. Read More...

Let us start with the bad news – in the eyes of many traders in the wholesale sector of the diamond industry matters do not look good. The good news is that matters are not as gloomy as they seem, in fact, far from it. Read More...

Our industry hinges on its reputation. At the end of the day, we’re selling an illusion. Our reputation is what gives that illusion value and so, being ethical is the very core of our industry’s collective value.  Read More...