http://www.diamondtopics.com International Diamond News Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:04:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ramat Gan, Israel--To help the country's diamond business through the economic downturn, the Israel Diamond Institute Group of Companies (IDI) is offering free hotel nights in Israel to diamond buyers from all over the world who are visiting the Ramat Gan diamond complex. http://www.diamondtopics.com/idi-offering-diamond-buyer-free-hotel-stays/ India has finished its one-month moratorium on importing rough diamonds, according to the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The one month “breather” period sbegun on November 25 last year to allow the Indian industry to regroup and gather information on how best to deal with the global ... http://www.diamondtopics.com/india-resumes-rough-diamond-imports/  Japan’s polished diamond imports fell 26 percent to $55.56 million in November 2008, according to data compiled by The JClub from the country's Customs Bureau and Ministry of Finance. By volume, imports declined 38.7 percent to 121,825 carats. http://www.diamondtopics.com/japan%e2%80%99s-polished-diamond-imports-down-by-26-in-nov/  Avi Paz, President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) called on the key players operating in the global diamond and jewellery business to come together and act in unison in an effort to launch a single body dedicated to advancing consumer confidence in diamonds as well as the ... http://www.diamondtopics.com/wfdb-president-calls-on-international-diamond-industry-to-create-a-single-body-for-diamonds/ The Organizers of a Hong Kong jewellery trade fair have renamed the 2009 Jewellery Fair to enhance and reflect a wider gem aspect of the show. http://www.diamondtopics.com/hong-kong-jewellery-fair-changes-name/ Rockwell Diamonds Inc.  announced that the unsolicited offer made by Pala Investments Holdings Ltd ("Pala") to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Rockwell for $0.36 per share ("the Offer") has been withdrawn. http://www.diamondtopics.com/rockwell-announces-withdrawal-of-pala-bid/ Falling rough prices and large bank credits has sparked a fear in the diamond industry. Many banks in Antwerp is now recalling some clients credits whilst some shocking discoveries are made. http://www.diamondtopics.com/the-antwerp-diamond-centre/ Alrosa confirmed on Friday that it had already begin cutting supplies of rough diamonds for sale to sightholders, or clients. This is in effort to control the current supplies to their markets in protecting the venerability to the global rough price. http://www.diamondtopics.com/alrosa-cuts-rough-diamond-supply/ A recently research project conducted by the the Catholic University of Louvain (KUL) has demonstrated unmistakably the critical function played by Antwerp’s diamond segment in the economies of Belgium, the province of Flanders and the region of Antwerp. The results of the study project were released during a press seminar ... http://www.diamondtopics.com/the-critical-role-of-antwerp-diamond-sector/ The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC) has request to all the rough producers to restrain the supply of rough diamonds for few weeks in order to maintain firmness and confidence in the diamond market during the current economic chaos. http://www.diamondtopics.com/gjepc-appeals-to-reduce-the-rough-supply/