President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses Ernie Blom

DATES ANNOUNCED FOR PRESIDENTS MEETING IN DUBAI IN 2017

The upcoming Presidents Meeting, which will mark the 70th anniversary of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), will take place in Mumbai from February 5 to 8, 2017, Diamond World reports.

 

The Presidents Meeting is the biennial gathering of the WFDB and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA). This year, it will feature a major Diamond Financing Seminar and Roundtable.

 

“We stress that this is not just another meeting to discuss these issues which are so vital to the future of our trade”, said WFDB President Ernie Blom, “the seminar will look at the specific reasons for the lack of financing available and why current solutions have not been fully successful. We will be reaching out to additional financing institutions, exploring alternative financing techniques and investigating how these could bring extra liquidity to the diamond trade which is so badly needed”.

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