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Ms. Sandrine Conseiller, CEO of De Beers Brands, paid a visit to the GJEPC headquarters in Mumbai on August 30th for a general discussion covering a variety of themes, including the marketing of natural diamonds. Ms. Conseiller was accompanied by Ms. Shweta Harit, Global Senior VP at De Beers, and Mr. Amit Pratihari, Vice President […]

GJEPC attended a stakeholder consultation meeting on August 28, 2024, at Vanija Bhavan in New Delhi to discuss the implementation, benefits, potential, and challenges of introducing Geographical Indication (GI) specialised identifiers for existing Harmonized System (HS) codes for Indian GI products. Dr. Himani Pande, IAS, Additional Secretary of the Department of Promotion of Industry &

With less than ten weeks until the 2024 Congress begins on November 2nd in Shanghai, China, CIBJO released the second of its pre-Congress Special Reports. The CIBJO Sustainable Development Commission, led by John Mulligan, prepared the report, which explores how jewellery firms may meet the growing requirement to comply with responsible environmental, social, and governance

During a meeting with Customs Delhi on August 28, 2024, GJEPC raised various critical difficulties for jewellery exporters. Mr. Ashok Seth, Regional Chairman North, GJEPC, represented the GJEPC at the meeting, which was chaired by Mr. Samanjas Dass, Chief Commissioner Customs in Delhi. The GJEPC was particularly concerned about the Electronic Data Processing & Monitoring

With only a few weeks until the commencement of the CIBJO Congress in Shanghai, China, on November 2, 2024, the first of the pre-Congress Special Reports has been released. The CIBJO Marketing and Education Commission, led by Jonathan Kendall, prepared the report, which evaluates what needs to be done to ensure that jewelry remains the

As part of its Global Market Insights series, GJEPC‘s Research Division presented a webinar on August 22nd for Indian businesses aiming to extend their presence in the UK market. Over 130 people attended the event, demonstrating the increased interest in selling stones and jewellery to the United Kingdom. Dr. Rashmi Arora, Economist of GJEPC, underlined

An expert panel comprising Satish Bansal, President-Association of Gold Refiners and Mint (AGRM), James Jose, President-Association of Gold Refiners and Mint and MD-CGR Metalloy, Sakhila Mirza, Deputy CEO-London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), and Praveen Baijnath, CEO-Rand Refinery, moderated by Ketan S Dhruv, Director-Bangalore Refinery Pvt Ltd, focused on regulatory issues impacting refiners and creating an

Lucara Diamond Corp. has announced the discovery of an outstanding 2,492-carat diamond at its Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana. This latest recovery strengthens Lucara’s reputation as a top producer of large, exceptional diamonds, joining an amazing list of past important finds from the mine, including the 1,758-carat Sewelô and the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona. William

The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has formally reported to the UN Global Compact on the actions and projects it carried out in support of the United Nations’ worldwide mission over the two-year period beginning in September 2022. The UN Global Compact is described as the world’s largest corporate sustainability and social responsibility initiative, with over

One of the world’s largest gem and jewellery B2B exhibits, India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) Premiere 2024, organized by India’s peak trade body, The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), broke a new record by generating USD 12 billion in business over six days. This year’s IIJS Premiere 2024 (40th edition) had the “Brilliant