| 25.11.2008 - Antwerp finds diamonds aren’t forever amid crisis and tax fraud |
| From Livemint.com: For Antwerp, the world’s biggest gem trading hub, diamonds may not be its best friend after all .Exports of uncut rocks from the square mile adjacent to the Belgian city’s central railway station plunged 36% to $619 million (Rs3,100 crore today) in October from a year earlier, according to the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC). Buying and selling have all, but dried up this year after sales of Antwerp diamonds abroad rose 15% in 2007..... Full Article: Source |