A unique and valuable commodity has created a forum for diamond buying and selling, this has evolved into various bourses around the world, each with an individual character yet all tied with a common purpose and set of trading principles. We present a short synopsis on some of the main…
Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) is a service oriented non-profit making company registered in 1984. Its main objectives are: To establish a bourse for the promotion and export of diamonds from India and to provide for the infrastructure and other facilities for Indian and overseas buyers and sellers. To establish and…
All good things start with extraordinary stories and here no less. Two diamond dealers were, as is often seen dealing on the street, a stone fell and was lost and with these few grams, the idea of a facility that was to become legendary was born. The stone was later…
Founded in 1947 as a body that would unite diamond exchanges under one roof, the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) would come to provide a common set of trading practices for bourses trading in rough and polished diamonds, as well as coloured stones. There are today twenty eight affiliated…
The President of the Republic of Panama together with ministers and representatives from the diamond trade recently celebrated the launch of the Panama Gem & Jewellery Centre, a visionary commercial centre for the trade in the region that will house the Panama Diamond Exchange (PDE). The function of the exchange…
A Diamond Bourse, Club or Exchange – Some Common Features Regardless of their titles, there are about 30 of them worldwide each with their own exclusive membership. Some started in coffee shops, some as a centre for refugees and some just to prevent theft, but all of them protect the…
Antwerp diamond Bourse was Founded in 1904 by a few diamond merchants who wanted to move their diamond dealing from a small coffee shop in the Pelikaanstraat to a more secure place. The Antwerp Diamond Bourse is situated in a building sitting on several blocks stretching from the Pelikaanstraat to…
The diamond industry is one of leading export industries in Israel, and the Israeli Diamond Exchange is the one of biggest and most important diamond trade centers in the world. Israel imports per year raw diamonds at a value of about 5 billion dollars- this amount is about 40% of…
Where? Israel Diamond Bourse Our offices are within the Israel Diamond Bourse complex offering a choice unparalleled in the world. Israel is a leading centre in the world of diamonds. Much of the world’s rough diamonds are processed in Israel. Its factories are known for their sophistication and technological advancement.…
The diamond trade is time-honored practice, and in the past whoever wanted to purchase a diamond had to meet the seller (or his agents) in person, and then he was given the opportunity to examine the diamond that was offered for sale in a non-technological and uncertain manner, when…