From diamonds to defence: India, Belgium target 2x trade in 5 yearsIndia and Belgium will work to double bilateral trade over the next five years. Cooperation will expand beyond traditional commerce into de...
03 Sep, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
India allays gems & jewellery industry’s concerns: No double checks on diamond exports to G7Officials said that there will be no double checks on India’s export of cut and polished diamonds as the country uses diamonds coming via A...
16 Dec, 2023, 12.09 AM IST
How Palanpuri Jains captured global diamond tradeThe Jain community is known for its excellence in business and trade not only in India but in many other countries too, most popularly in B...
04 Apr, 2023, 03.06 PM IST
How travel curbs are giving Indian diamond merchants the Covid bluesAs Christmas shopping gathers momentum in the West, diamond jewellery stocks are being depleted fast, but there aren't enough rough stones ...
22 Oct, 2020, 07.28 PM IST
Indian diamond traders may get loans from Russian banks to buy diamonds from ALROSARussian banks have started granting loans to ALROSA's foreign clients for the purchase of rough diamonds. This will help the Indian diamond...
04 Feb, 2020, 10.25 PM IST
Union Bank of India exits Antwerp diamond marketState-owned Union Bank of India has decided to quit Antwerp diamond hub in Belgium as the branch did not generate expected business, a seni...
16 Sep, 2018, 12.44 PM IST
How the Nirav Modi scandal will affect diamantairesToday the diamond industry is worried. Everybody is concerned that the NiravModi scam will put their business in trouble and tarnish the im...
18 Feb, 2018, 02.22 PM IST
How Brussels airport attack has impacted Indian diamond traders in AntwerpInside the nearly 400 offices of Indian diamond traders in Antwerp, business got back on its feet just a day after the terror attack on Bru...
01 Apr, 2016, 08.49 AM IST
Diamond consumption in India, China to equal US: Andrey Polyakov of ALROSAWe will spend a lot of money along with retailers and polished diamond producers on marketing to drive demand for this special stone.
12 Dec, 2014, 12.37 PM IST
Standard Chartered reducing diamond exposure; lenders demand extra collateral from diamantairesBesides rough diamond stock, lenders ask for fixed assets, cash margin and claim on receivables for extending credit facilities.
29 Sep, 2014, 04.07 AM IST
Antwerp Diamond Bank winds up loan portfolio, diamond dealers face loan droughtThe ADB was a source of finance for 80 years to the network of companies that trade, cut and polish in the Belgian port city.
25 Sep, 2014, 04.51 AM IST
Belgium raises issue of 2 percent duty on diamond imports by IndiaBelgium today raised the issue of imposition of 2 per cent duty on imports of polished and cut diamonds by India.
25 Nov, 2013, 09.44 PM IST
- Meet the Munnabhai of global diamond trade
A young lad from Palanpur, who studied in a Gujarati medium school till SSC, Mehta made a mark in the diamond hub of Antwerp where the orth...
17 Jul, 2010, 01.13 PM IST
- Belgium-Gujarat diamond ties may extend to pharma
It is not tough to get a Gujarati thali in Antwerp, and Navratri is a known festival in the Belgian city. Back home in Gujarat, Dinesh Nava...
11 Dec, 2009, 03.51 AM IST
- Antwerp deputy mayor for better ties with India
In his first visit to India, deputy mayor of Antwerp Marc Van Peel explores the possibility of increasing trade links.
29 Jan, 2009, 12.12 AM IST
- Belgium's most potent weapon in trade armoury
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, and they are also Belgium’s most potent weapon in the trade armoury.
04 Nov, 2008, 01.35 AM IST
- Antwerp drops diamond conference on credit crunch
Antwerp, the center of the world's diamond trade, is dropping its diamond conference this year due to the financial crisis, the organizers ...
22 Oct, 2008, 03.19 AM IST