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Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair 72nd Edition Shatters Records with Nearly THB 4.7 Billion in Trade Value Sky Gold and Diamonds Collaborates with SENCO Gold and Diamonds to Launch 9kt Gold Jewellery SIJE 20th anniversary celebrations end on a high note - paving the way for SIJE 2026 and the World Diamond Congress “THE VICENZA SYMPOSIUM”: AT THE HEART OF ITS MISSION, A CONSCIOUS, HIGH-TECH AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR JEWELLERY AND FASHION GSI Strengthens National Footprint as India’s Trusted Jewellery Lab Partner at IIJS Premiere 2025 Gaston Signs Binding Term Sheet to Acquire 100% Ownership of Lucapa Diamond Company Emirates NBD deepens links with global jewelry retailer Joyalukkas with announcement of landmark AED 500 million working capital deal “THE VICENZA SYMPOSIUM”: AT THE HEART OF ITS MISSION, A CONSCIOUS, HIGH-TECH AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR JEWELLERY AND FASHION 25% Tariff on Goods exported from India to US announces US Fed DGCX Reports Strong H1 2025 Performance With Over 1 Million Contracts, Led by Increased Gold and INR Quanto Futures Demand Botswana - An Important Investment Destination for the Diamond Industry NDC Diamond Reports: Fancy Colour Diamonds WFDB Presidents’ Meeting in New York was Top Level Industry Summit

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Tariff Shock for India’s Gem & Jewellery Industry!
Sector Looking at Alternatives

The Indian gem and jewellery sector, a cornerstone of the nation’s export economy, now finds itself staring into a vexed tariff situation. US President Donald Trump has added an additional 25% over and above the 25% imposed last week, sending shockwaves through an industry already reeling from a prolonged global economic slowdown.
The implications are dire: thousands of workers more

SIJE 20th anniversary celebrations end on a high note - paving the way for SIJE 2026 and the World Diamond Congress

The 20th edition of the Singapore International Jewelry Expo (SIJE) drew to a glittering close on 13 July 2025 at Marina Bay Sands, celebrating two decades of elevating Singapore as a global jewellery capital. Held over four days, the show welcomed 18,690 visitors, more

Expo Catoca — 30 Years celebrates the legacy of Angola's largest diamond mining company

The event emerges as a space for celebration, reflection and sharing of the most relevant milestones in Catoca's trajectory, reaffirming its commitment to sustainable development, technological innovation and positive social impact on the communities where it operates. The Expo will bring together strategic partners, government representatives, investors, employees and other guests, in a program that includes: more

Gaston Signs Binding Term Sheet to Acquire 100% Ownership of Lucapa Diamond Company

Gaston International DMCC ("Gaston"), part of Jemora Group, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding term sheet (the "Binding Term Sheet") with Richard Tucker and Paul Pracilio ("Administrators") of Lucapa Diamond Company Limited ("Lucapa"), an ASX-listed company, for a Deed of Company Arrangement ("DOCA") contemplating the acquisition of all issued shares of more

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Association

DE BEERS GROUP DELIVERS PROGRESS WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND PROVENANCE INITIATIVES, SUPPORTING ENHANCED CONFIDENCE IN DE BEERS-SOURCED DIAMONDS

De Beers Group today published its 2024 sustainability report, highlighting significant progress across its key focus areas of climate, livelihoods, nature and provenance. These areas more

DGCX Reports Strong H1 2025 Performance With Over 1 Million Contracts, Led by Increased Gold and INR Quanto Futures Demand

DGCX has announced a robust performance in the first half of 2025, with over 1 million contracts traded by the end of June, marking a 30% year-on-year increase in average daily volumes. The strong more

Okavango Diamond Company Enhances Traceability of its Diamonds as it Joins the Tracr Platform

Strengthening Diamond Traceability and Transparency from Botswana to the Global Market.
Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) marks a major milestone by bringing its rough natural diamonds to the Tracr blockchain platform, offering customers trusted provenance and enhanced transparency. more

The WDC’s push for digitization in the Kimberley Process achieves significant progress, with the successful delivery of UAE’s Secured Digital Certificates

Speaking at the conclusion of the 2024 Kimberley Process (KP) Plenary, World Diamond Council (WDC) President Feriel Zerouki commended significant advancements in the KP’s modernization more

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Technology / Education

GIA Examines the World’s Second Largest Diamond

In July 2025, staff from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), including GIA Executive Vice President and Chief Research and Laboratory Officer Tom Moses and Vice President of Research and Development Dr. Wuyi Wang, examined a rough diamond weighing more

GIA Names Sriram Natarajan Senior Vice President of Laboratory Operations

Sriram 'Ram' Natarajan, previously managing director of GIA India Laboratory Private Limited (GIA India), has been appointed to a new role as senior vice president of laboratory operations for the Gemological Institute of America, Inc. (GIA). He began his new more

Two Exciting Panels Featured at AGS x GIA Converge

Industry leaders and some of GIA’s most experienced gemological experts will share their expertise and insights with participants at Converge, the singular gem and jewelry industry event combining the unique expertise of the American Gem Society (AGS) and the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). The two panel discussions will open the second day of Converge, which takes place September 7 – 10, 2025, in Carlsbad, CA. more

GSI Strengthens National Footprint as India’s Trusted Jewellery Lab Partner at IIJS Premiere 2025

Gemological Science International (GSI), a global leader in gemological certification, reinforced its position as the trusted laboratory partner for India’s jewellery supply chain at IIJS Premiere 2025, held at the Nesco Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. more

Fancy Coloured Diamonds

AUTHENTIA - Restoring Trust in Natural Diamonds

Ahmed Bin Sulayem during KP Plenary, DUBAI

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Diamond Industry New Era

Sam Precious Metals Aligning Business Policies with UAE Government's 2050 Net Zero Strategy

In an exclusive with Mr Sami Abu Ahmed, Chairman and Managing Director of Sam Precious Metals, The New Jeweller UAE bureau gets an insight on the robust business policies followed by the company that are in line with UAE's Net Zero 2050 strategy. He more

Cutting-edge hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical facility in Kezad - the first dedicated (PGM) line in the region.

At Unimetals, we specialize in recovering precious and non-ferrous metals from low- grade residual and unrecovered sources. We help local Petrochemical Refiners, Metal Refiners, Jewellers and other Precious Metal users recover trapped value in their consumables, sediments and low-grade feeds in the UAE. more


Exclusive Botswana An Important Investment Destination for the Diamond Industry In an exclusive with Mr.Julius Tsheko, Regional Director, India & Asia, Botswana Investment & Trade Centre, The New Jeweller International Media Group got an insight on the trade development initiatives of Botswana regarding the diamond sector and the dynamic economic development initiatives under the new regime. more The Mirror and the Glass: The Legacy and Future of the UAE’s Fight Against Money Laundering, Terror Financing & Proliferation of Weapons The Cuckoo Story The cuckoo is a fascinating bird - not simply because Wordsworth 1 called it the “darling of the Spring,” but for something far more intriguing and, dare I say, sinister! more	Design Gallery
ZAHIR DAMASO Packaging: Crafting Narratives, Defining Icons In an arena saturated with sameness, ZAHIR DAMASO Packaging emerges as a trendsetter—a studio where packaging transforms into immersive brand experiences. Gone are the days of utilitarian cartons; here, each piece is a bespoke narrative, more PALM HOLDINGS "Shaping Purity, Defining Excellence" Mr. Manit M Shah, CEO Palm Holdings talks to the New Jeweller UAE team on the key factors that have resulted in the company achieving a leadership status in the Industry. Excerpts more	Design Gallery