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India's jewelry show sees uptick in attendance

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By Michelle Graff
August 12, 2008

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Mumbai, India—The 25th annual India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) closed yesterday, with visitor attendance of 44,292 beating last year's total of about 40,000.

Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) Chairman Sanjay Kothari called the attendance "proper traffic" and said those who mattered were visiting the show.

Prior to the show, a GJEPC delegation visited 70 cities in India, as well as international locations, to promote the show.

Kothari said the show will continue to be held at the NSE Complex, Goreagon in Mumbai and will not expand beyond its current size until the infrastructure at the NSE Complex is upgraded.

A new convention center is under construction in Mumbai, but is not expected to open until 2011 or 2012.

The next IIJS is slated for Aug. 6-10, 2009, in Mumbai.

In related news, the famed but worn Opera House in Mumbai will remain the home of Indian diamond dealers for the foreseeable future.

At the IIJS on Sunday, Kothari said the new Bharat Diamond Bourse will not open for another six months.

The bourse, intended to replace the aging Opera House located in South Mumbai, has been under construction for some time—15 years, according to news reports—but its opening continues to be delayed.
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