Five stories on the industry’s radar this week:
- Israeli diamond trade “crashes” after raid. [2]
- Chaim Even-Zohar on the new KP chair. [3] Also the new chairwoman talks to CNN. [4]
- Indian diamantaires chosen as consul generals. [5]
- A lot of editorials/articles on the Kimberley Process, including those in the New York Times [6] and Bloomberg [7].
- Anglo American—vulnerable to takeover? [8]
Links:
[1] http://www.jckonline.com/2012/02/15/5-diamond-developments-you-should-be-following-week-feb-15#disqus_thread
[2] http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2012/02/09/Diamond-trade-crashes-in-Israel/UPI-71761328822955/?spt=hs&or=bn
[3] http://www.diamondintelligence.com/magazine/magazine.aspx?id=10253
[4] http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/14/business/kimberley-process-gillian-milovanovic/
[5] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Four-diamantaires-get-consul-generals-post/articleshow/11877776.cms
[6] http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/world/europe/14iht-letter14.html
[7] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-14/ensuring-future-valentine-s-day-diamonds-aren-t-corrupted-by-blood-view.html
[8] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-03/anglo-american-proves-vulnerable-to-takeover-by-glencore-xstrata-real-m-a.html
[9] http://jckonline.disqus.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jckonline.com%2Fnode%2F27830