I write to you direct from the Israel Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan. Our huge trading hall, which is usually teeming with activity, is now fairly empty because of restrictions that allow only 100 people access at a time. Who would have imagined a diamond exchange with no handshakes to

Posted on linkedin by Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman at DMCC   While the lockdown measures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have been bad news for many businesses, several big winners have emerged as a consequence of our newly adopted, stay-at-home lifestyles. For those of us fortunate enough to have

Mizrahi-Tefahot, Israel’s third largest bank and the leading provider of credit to the Israeli diamond industry, has joined the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) as an Associate Member, granting it Observer status in various organizational forums. The bank is an important source of financing for the Israeli diamond industry.

Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry marketplace, and Get Diamonds, the world’s largest B2B online diamond marketplace that is backed and supported by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), have announced a Member Benefit Partner agreement.   Through this agreement, JA

Dear Friends,   The summer is here and there is reason for optimism and for concern. First the good news.   The world diamond industry is slowly getting back on its feet. Diamond bourses are returning to activity around the world, with limitations and restrictions brought on by the Coronavirus