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Israel Asserts Belgian Allegations False

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(Rapaport…June 23, 2000) Israeli exchange officials claim the Belgian Diamond Exchange has wrongly blamed them for possibly sending…

JA Takes Steps To End Conflict Diamond Trade

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(Rapaport…June 20, 2000) Jewelers of America (JA) has issued two contracts to be signed by its 10,000 members…

Global Witness Suggests Conflict Diamond Solutions

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(Rapaport…June 20, 2000) Global Witness Press Release: Global Witness’ report “Conflict Diamonds: Possibilities for the Indentification, Certification and…

Diamonds and Armed Conflict in Sierra Leone

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Proposal for Implementation of a New Diamond Policy and Operations USAID Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) Working Paper…

De Beers Calls For Action on Conflict Diamonds

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This is a De Beers Press Release: De Beers has sent a letter, signed by Nicky Oppenheimer, Chairman,…

IDE Will Expel Conflict Traders

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(Rapaport…June 12, 2000) The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) announced any member knowingly trading conflict diamonds that originate from…

De Beers Could Benefit From An Embargo

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(Rapaport…June 12, 2000) De Beers could benefit from a consumer boycott of conflict diamonds from war-torn African countries,…

Oryx’s Concession Concerns LSE

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(Rapaport…June 5, 2000) The London Stock Exchange (LSE) expressed concern about the IPO of Oryx, a Cayman Island-registered…

Amnesty Demands End To Conflict Diamonds

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(Rapaport…June 1, 2000) Amnesty International demanded and end to the international trade of diamonds from rebel-held areas in…

Britain Leads Crackdown On Conflict Diamonds

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(Rapaport…May 30, 2000) Britain is pressing the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations, to participate in an international…