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Grib Diamonds, a 100% owned subsidiary of OAO LUKOIL, will auction goods
from the diamond mine named after V. Grib in Arkhangelsk region, via an online spot auction on 23 September.
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It is with great pleasure that First Element Bvba invites you to attend the sale of Jagersfontein and Rooipoort goods in Antwerp, Belgium.
The tender will consist of approximately 60,000 carats of predominantly white goods, ranging from large single special stones to melee from South Africa.
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We kindly invite you to four exclusive networking events, organized by the AWDC in the framework of the Belgian Princely Mission to Malaysia & Singapore from 22 until 28 November, in the presence of HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium, organized by Flanders Investment & Trade.
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July continued to mark a stable month for the Antwerp diamond sector. A modest decrease was only seen in in the volume of imported polished diamonds, compared to July 2013.
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There are different physical threats possible to Antwerp Diamond Companies: fraud, theft, switching, robbery, burglary, tigerkidnapping … Since a couple of months AWDC SO observed another increasing type of threat: cyber crime.
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In the context of the "Integrated Anti-Tiger Kidnapping Program" AWDC Security Office announces the following monthly briefing on safety, which takes place on Thursday, September 11, at 11 am in the AWDC Boardroom. This briefing is meant for anyone working in the Antwerp diamond sector.
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The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the world leader in diamond trade, participated for the first time in this week’s Mine Entra Fair in Zimbabwe. "By participating in this event the Antwerp World Diamond Centre wishes to reaffirm its strong commitment to the sustainable development of the Zimbabwe mining industry to ensure a long term benefit for the country’s economy," said Ari Epstein, CEO of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre.