Gemfields Mixed-Quality Ruby Auction Yields $46.2 Million
Gemfields Group Limited has shared the results of its most recent mixed-quality rough ruby auction, which took place from November 25 to December 11, 2024.
The event generated $46.2 million in revenue, with 97 of...
GJEPC Leadership Discusses Key Industry Issues with Shri Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Chairman, CBIC
The leadership of the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) extended a warm welcome to Shri Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), along with Smt...
Tanishq & Govind Dholakia To Be Honoured At Diamonds Do Good 2025 Annual Gala
Diamonds Do Good (DDG) announced the honourees for its 2025 Diamonds Do Good Awards, celebrating influential leaders whose business practices embody a commitment to positive social impact, industry innovation and community empowerment. This year’s...
Coloured signed jewels headline Bonhams New York auction
Bonhams presents the New York Jewels sale on December 9, 2024. The 195-lot collection of jewelry features an impressive range of diamonds, colored diamonds and vibrant gemstones from emeralds, sapphires and rubies set in...
GIA Board of Governors Welcomes Two New Members
The GIA Board of Governors (Front row from left to right): Samantha Ravich, Ph.D., Dave Bindra, Susan Jacques, Lisa Locklear (Board Chair), Stephen Kahler (Vice Chair), Barbara Dutrow, Ph.D., Russell Mehta. (Back row from...
Govt. Announces New Wastage Norms for Jewellery , Effective 1st Jan 2025
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has revised wastage norms and Standard Input Output Norms (SIONs) for jewellery , effective from 1st January 2025.
DGFT had reduced the wastage norms drastically across all jewellery...
Commerce Ministry Officials Commend GJEPC’s IJEX Initiative in Dubai
GJEPC hosted Shri Ajay Bhadoo, Additional Secretary, from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoC&I) and Shri Gaurav Pundir, Director, Dept. of Commerce, at the Council’s India Jewellery Exposition Centre (IJEX) in Dubai on...
Signet CEO Virginia Drosos to Retire in November 2024
Signet Jewelers announced that, after twelve years at the company, Virginia “Gina” C. Drosos is planning to retire as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors, effective 4th November,...
Chaumet Launches Fully Traceable Pendant Using Sarine’s Tech
Sarine Technologies announced its collaboration with Chaumet, the flagship luxury jewellery brand of LVMH, to provide fully traceable diamonds for the newly introduced ‘Bee My Love’ pendant necklace.
The ‘Bee My Love’ pendant, a key...
Gemfields hit by Slump in Emerald Sales
Gemfields suffered a slump in sales and prices at its latest auction of rough emeralds from its Kagem mine, in Zambia.
The UK-based company blamed conflicts, elections, and economic uncertainty in China, compounded by a...
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