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Interview: Israel Diamond Exchange president Nissim Zuaretz calls for a diamond free-trade zone
Israel’s diamond bourse will keep its biggest traders only if the state creates a diamond free-trade zone, its president Nissim Zuaretz told us in Ramat Gan on 11 February 2026. He also called laboratory-grown diamonds “not diamond” and said Israeli traders follow US sanctions on Russian goods. In July he resigned before the end of…
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Hong Kong’s September jewellery fair drew 57,632 buyers, its highest turnout since the pandemic
Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong, held from 14 to 20 September 2026 across two venues, welcomed 57,632 unique buyers from 149 countries and regions, up 4.5% on 2025 and its best attendance since the pandemic, organiser Informa Markets said after the fair closed. Exhibitors reported steady orders for fancy-shaped diamonds, strong interest in spinel…
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After a hammer raid in Lyon, how laser-inscribed report numbers help trace stolen diamonds
Burglars smashed the front of a jewellery shop in central Lyon before dawn on 23 September and fled with pieces from its displays, most or all of them replicas according to the brand and the local press. The raid is a reminder of what identifies a real diamond once it has left the shop: the…
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GIA and Gübelin confirm Ethiopia as a new source of Paraíba tourmaline
On 27 August, GIA and the Gübelin Gem Lab jointly confirmed that copper-bearing tourmaline from a new deposit near Abuloo, in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, meets the accepted definition of Paraíba tourmaline. GIA says it can already state Ethiopia as the origin on its reports. How they compare with Brazil’s finest remains an open question.