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ANTWERP's Diamond MISSION TO ANGOLA TO BOOST DIAMOND REVENUE AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT The arrival of a powerful delegation of 20 Antwerp diamond company CEO’s in the capital Luanda, in a mission organized by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and the Belgian Embassy under the auspices of the Angolan Ministry of Minerals and Petroleum (MIREMPET), signals a renewed interest from both Antwerp and Angola to collaborate more closely in the diamond industry. In 2018, just months after taking office, President Lourenço visited Antwerp, Belgium, the world’s largest, most important diamond trade hub. Acknowledging hardly any of Angola’s rough diamonds were traded directly on the Antwerp market for decades, Lourenço repeated his ambition to reform the Angolan diamond industry and collaborate closely with Antwerp, widely considered the most powerful and transparent trade hub in the world. The Angolan administration lives up to its commitment, and a series of reforms has been put in motion to create a more...

Israeli Traders now able to trade on DGCX The DGCX Group receives a permit from the Israel Securities Authority (ISA), enabling DGCX to service Israel-based market participants & investors with award-winning diversified global products and services...

WFDB Launches Fundraising Campaign for COVID Relief in India The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has launched a campaign, Diamond Aid, to raise funds to help India in its battle with COVID-19...

TIME IS NOW - Gender Equality and Women Empowerment is Humanity’s Biggest Opportunity in this Century Exclusive Interview with Executive Director Iris Van der Veken, ahead of the Generation Equality Round Tables in Asia, Africa, Europe, India and North America...

Angola to Cut & Polish 20% of Rough Produce Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Mr Diamantino Azevedo announced in high profile meeting that Angola will indigenously cut and polish close to 20% of Rough Diamonds mined in the country. This, according to him would make Angola self reliant and help generate employment and revenue that would...

Industry Elects New AWDC Board Members Representing Trade The Antwerp World Diamond Centre has announced the appointment of six new Board Members representing the trade on the Board of Directors. In the past two days, the Antwerp diamond community participated in Covid-19 safe elections at the AWDC’s building, choosing two representatives among their peers of small...