Dieter Hahn made Honorary President of Idar-Oberstein Bourse
Antwerp, October 2009 – Dieter Hahn received honorary president status of the Diamond and Precious Stones Bourse Idar-Oberstein (DEIO) at a gala dinner celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Intergem gem and jewellery show held in Idar-Oberstein.
WFDB mourns death of Jacob Banda, President of the Diamond Dealers Club of New York
Antwerp, October 18, 2009 - The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) said it learned with great sorrow of the death on Friday night of Jacob Banda, president of the Diamond Dealers Club of New York since 2000. Banda, who was 62 and who won a second term as DDC president earlier this year, was appointed to the Executive Committee of the WFDB in 2000.
Bourse elections held in Australia and South East United States
Antwerp, October, 2009 - Annual bourse elections were held in both the USA and Australia earlier this month, with both diamond exchanges electing officers and the board of directors for the coming year.
WFDB Executive Committee Calls on Kimberley Process to Expedite Release of Report and Recommendations about Zimbabwe
Antwerp, September 8, 2009 - The Executive Committee of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has called upon the Kimberley Process to release its much-anticipated report and recommendations about the Zimbabwe diamond mining sector as soon as possible. The WFDB Executive Committee met at the London Diamond Bourse on Monday, September 7, 2009.
Inaugural WFDB InterBourse Pavilion planned for Iberjoya jewellery show in Madrid
Antwerp, September 3, 2009 - The World Federation of Diamond Bourses will launch its first-ever WFDB Interbourse Pavilion at the Iberjoya trade show in Madrid, Spain, September 9-13. The pavilion will function as a diamond trading floor where only members of WFDB bourses can exhibit. To support this endeavour, the Trade Fair Institution of Madrid (IFEMA) has completed an industry-wide marketing campaign, inviting diamond and gemstone traders, jewellery manufacturers, retailers and designers to the show and pavilion.
First WFDB Interbourse Pavilion to launch at Iberjoya show in September
Antwerp, July 13 - The World Federation of Diamond Bourses will inaugurate its first-ever WFDB Interbourse Pavilion at the Iberjoya trade show in Madrid, Spain, in September. The pavilion, which will function as a diamond trading floor upon which only members of WFDB bourses can exhibit, will be a featured highlight of what is the most important jewellery trade show in the Spanish-speaking world.
WFDB convenes first-ever WFDB Asia Summit meeting in Hong Kong
Antwerp, July 1, 2009 – The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) convened its first-ever WFDB Asia Summit Meeting on June 29 in Hong Kong, with the specific aim to strengthen the organization's ties with its member diamond bourses in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. Five of the six bourses invited to the summit sent high-ranking delegations to attend the one-day meeting.
Israel Diamond Exchange membership votes for new board, re-elects Avi Paz to serve third and final term
Antwerp, June 25, 2009 - The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) held its biennial elections for the president, board and committee yesterday. The IDE membership voted in a new board and by an overwhelming majority reaffirmed incumbent president Avi Paz, who will serve a third and final term at the helm of the exchange.
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