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Barclays drops bid for ABN Amro
London—Barclays has abandoned its six-month battle to buy ABN Amro Holding NV—the Amsterdam, Netherlands-based bank that is the largest financier in the diamond industry—clearing...
October 05, 2007 | National Jeweler Network
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Looming ABN Amro, Barclays deal could impact lending
Amsterdam, The Netherlands—The boards of international banks ABN Amro and Barclays have agreed to merge, in an approximately $91 billion deal that industry observers speculate could impact...
April 23, 2007 | National Jeweler Network
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Diamond industry lender ABN Amro staying put
Tel Aviv, Israel—Diamond industry lender ABN Amro Holding NV has been acquired by Fortis, but the company isn't getting out of the jewelry business.
February 12, 2008 | National Jeweler Network
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Martin honored at WJA Awards for Excellence
New York—The Women's Jewelry Association (WJA) held its 24th Annual Awards for Excellence Gala at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan on Sunday night, inducting ABN Amro bank's Anna Martin into the WJA...
July 30, 2007 | National Jeweler Network
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AGS announces Circle of Distinction winners
Las Vegas—The American Gem Society (AGS) will honor industry leaders John J. Kennedy, Hugh Glenn and Anna Martin at its Ninth Annual Circle of Distinction Dinner at New York City's Rainbow Room...
June 03, 2008 | National Jeweler Network
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Signet exec to present WJA Hall of Fame Award
New York—Terry Burman, group chief executive officer of Signet and chairman of Sterling Jewelers Inc., will present ABN AMRO bank's Anna Martin with the Women's Jewelry Association's (WJA) top...
July 13, 2007 | National Jeweler Network
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India awards its jewelry designers
Mumbai, India—The Indian jewelry industry honored its own in Mumbai on Friday with two separate groups of design awards.
August 11, 2008 | National Jeweler Network
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Man steals $28 million in diamonds from Antwerp bank
Antwerp, Belgium—Belgian police have offered a $2.6 million reward for information that helps them find the man who stole $28 million worth of diamonds from an Antwerp bank last week.
March 13, 2007 | National Jeweler Network
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JBT holds annual elections
Warwick, R.I.—The Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT) announced its newly elected officers and board of directors during the company's annual meeting on Feb. 14.
April 06, 2007 | National Jeweler Network
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Industry players to discuss diamond derivatives
Antwerp—An international panel of representatives from leading financial institutions, financial exchanges and the diamond business will convene here later this month to discuss the development...
June 15, 2007 | National Jeweler Network
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Fabrikant creditors sue lenders
New York—The unsecured creditors of M. Fabrikant and Sons have filed a lawsuit against the institutions that funded the liquidating diamond company for at least $118 million, alleging...
October 10, 2007 | National Jeweler Network
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Industry task force to address diamond derivatives
Antwerp, Belgium—The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) will sponsor an industry task force to look into issues related to developing diamond derivatives.
July 03, 2007 | National Jeweler Network
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WFDB to celebrate 60 years
Antwerp, Belgium—Diamond-industry leaders will gather in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, next week as the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) celebrates its 60th anniversary at its 2007...
June 21, 2007 | National Jeweler Network
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HRD Antwerp NV names commercial director
Antwerp, Belgium—The newly formed HRD Antwerp NV has appointed Dirk Dullaert commercial director, responsible for the development of the company's commercial activities in Belgium and abroad.
January 17, 2007 | National Jeweler Network
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Anna Martin to join WJA Hall of Fame
New York—The Women's Jewelry Association (WJA) has selected Anna Martin of ABN AMRO Bank as the 2007 inductee to the organization's Hall of Fame.
November 08, 2006 | National Jeweler Network
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GIA names three new board members
Carlsbad, Calif.—The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has elected Jeffrey H. Fischer, James P. Shinehouse and Ephraim Zion to its board of governors.
April 29, 2008 | National Jeweler Network
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'Mines to Market' maps new diamond landscape
Mumbai, India—Diamond supply, liquidity and synthetics were on the docket as international delegates convened for the second International Diamond Conference: Mines to Market, organized by...
May 02, 2007 | National Jeweler Network
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Bank of India opens Antwerp branch
Antwerp, Belgium—Representing a boost to the Antwerp diamond district's financial sector, the Bank of India officially opened its newest branch here.
March 23, 2007 | National Jeweler Network
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Rapaport presents diamond-futures proposal
Amsterdam, the Netherlands—In presentations to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) during the Presidents' Meeting,...
June 27, 2007 | National Jeweler Network
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India's gem and jewelry exports up 2.74 percent
Mumbai, India—Driven by a 34.55 percent increase in gold-jewelry exports, the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) of India announced that the company's jewelry exports reached...
April 19, 2007 | National Jeweler Network
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