World Diamond Congress focuses on ethics and consumer confidence: starting in 1956, and then four times until 1996, the Israel diamond industry has hosted the World Diamond Congress. Now, after a ten year hiatus, Israel was again the venue for this international event, held from June 26 to 29, at the beachfront Tel Aviv Hilton Hotel.(Industry Focus)

JQ, September, 2006 by Unninayar, Cynthia

The World Diamond Congress is the official forum where the General Assemblies of the diamond industry's two major representative organizations, the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), meet every two years. At the 2006 edition, the two bodies tackled a wide range of subjects, but the focus was clearly on two issues--consumer confidence, and personal and corporate responsibility in the diamond business.

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The WFDB

The World Federation of Diamond Bourses, founded in 1947 to unite diamond exchanges under one umbrella, is composed of member bourses around the world, which in turn represent more than 10,000 individuals. It provides a common set of trading...

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