【Antwerp, Bel】Antwerp diamond sector remains hopeful despite falling trade and bankruptcies
Editor’s NoteThis article highlights a significant contraction in Antwerp’s diamond trade, with rough diamond volumes falling sharply. While the…
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【Antwerp, Bel】Worried Antwerp Diamond Traders Do Not Want EU Tariffs Against Trump
Editor’s NoteThe announcement of new U.S. import tariffs has introduced significant uncertainty for Antwerp’s diamond traders, who are now…
【Antwerp, Bel】Big Antwerp Diamond Business Plans to Make Over Half Its Staff Redundant
Editor’s NoteLaurelton Diamonds, a US-based firm, is cutting 60% of its Antwerp workforce, citing falling demand in key markets and competition from…
【Antwerp, Bel】In Antwerp, Diamond Traders Have the Blues: “The Belgian State Treats Us Like Criminals, the Entire Luxury Industry Is Leaving”
Editor’s NoteThis dispatch from Antwerp’s historic diamond district captures a moment of profound crisis for a traditional industry. The personal…
【Antwerp, Bel】EU’s ‘Diamond Ban’ Deals Heavy Blow to Antwerp, Belgium, Dimming the Luster of the Diamond Capital
Editor’s NoteThis article examines the tangible impact of the EU’s sanctions on Russia’s diamond sector, one year after their implementation. Through…
【Antwerp, Bel】Antwerp Continues Diamond Campaign with Jewelry Days
Editor’s NoteAs Antwerp responds to shifting global demand, this weekend’s Jewelry Days offers a rare public glimpse into the historic diamond trade…
【Antwerp, Bel】Antwerp’s Diamond Sector in Deep Crisis: What’s Next for the Industry?
Editor’s NoteThis article examines the severe downturn in Antwerp’s diamond trade, citing a 38% drop in rough diamond imports and expert warnings of…
【Antwerp, Bel】Is Antwerp Still the Diamond Capital? The Diamond Trade on the Brink of Collapse in the Flemish Metropolis
Editor’s NoteThis article highlights a critical downturn in Antwerp’s diamond trade, with imports of rough diamonds plummeting by 38% in a year,…
【Antwerp, Bel】New Sanctions: How the Business with Russia’s Diamonds Works
Editor’s NoteThis article examines Russia’s significant role in the global diamond trade and the international efforts to impose sanctions on this…
【Antwerp, Bel】Antwerp – The Diamond Capital
Editor’s NoteThis article offers a glimpse into Antwerp’s historic diamond district, a critical hub where the majority of the world’s rough stones…