AWDC (Antwerp World Diamond Centre, AWDC) in collaboration with the University of Antwerp organizes from August 28 to September 8, 2017 the first "Summer University of Antwerp, from mine to finger» (From Mine to Finger).
Summer School is designed for students, masters and students of final year undergraduate interested in deepening their knowledge about diamonds and the diamond industry.
During the first week, students will discover the world of diamonds, including historical, geological, technical, economic, commercial and ethical aspects of the global diamond trade. The second week of the Summer School will focus on the themes of "innovation" and "stability" of the global diamond industry - from production to the final product.
Students enrolled in universities in different countries can be up to May 18 to enroll in summer school site www.uantwerp.be/mine-to-finger .
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According to the AWDC (Antwerp World Diamond Centre, AWDC) , the rise of trade in rough diamonds in Belgium in April became the basis for cautious optimism about the state of the diamond market.
Belgian diamond imports increased by 34% to $ 1.22 billion and rough exports increased by 30% to $ 1.27 bn. Net import diamonds representing minus export import showed a deficit of $ 57.4 million compared to a deficit of $ 76 million a year ago.
The results over the last few months, "certainly give cause for optimism," said the representative of the AWDC Margot Donk (Margaux Donckier), but the Belgian industry is "not in a hurry to conclude that vengeance is a full-scale recovery process in the diamond industry."
Trade in rough diamonds was better than the diamond trade. Polished exports fell by 14%, to $ 899.1 million, while imports decreased by 7.5%, to $ 873.7 million. Net polished exports fell 74% to $ 25.4 million. Export of diamonds in the United States, is the largest partner of the Belgian diamond trade, declined by 9%, to $ 283.2 million.
The balance of the Belgian diamond trade, reflecting the difference between total exports and imports of rough and polished diamonds declined by 52%, to $ 82.8 million.
In the first four months of 2016 exports diamonds fell by 8.7%, to $ 4.43 billion and rough imports rose by 1.9%, to $ 4.27 billion.
"Antwerp is clearly etc. dpochtitelnym global market and industry leader, so if someone wants to know how it feels to the diamond industry, it is necessary to be interested in Antwerp - Donk said. - Accordingly, we continue to hope that the industry as a whole continues to achieve positive results. "
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