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Gift the De Beers Forevermark Icon Collection to mark that special moment   A mother and her child’s bond is precious, timeless, forever as symbolic as a diamond. A mother instinctively knows what her child needs: inspiration, courage, resilience, encouragement and bundles of love! This Mother’s Day, present the De Beers Forevermark Icon Collection crafted with genuine and natural diamonds to your mom, as a reminder to all that she is. The classic yet contemporary design is crafted to complement this era’s modern on-the-go moms who lead by example. Representing the brilliance of the stars in the night sky, the Forevermark Icon collection is perfect for those seeking to capture a significant moment.    Crafted to maximise the radiance of the beautiful, rare diamond at its heart, the selection of rings, earrings, bangles and pendants available in plain gold or with the added allure of pavé-set diamonds. A reminder to your mother to always embrace who she is, what she does and to celebr

Marvelous Creations by Harry Winston   Imagine a magical world, where lightness is magnified by brilliance.  A world where the greatest wonders and elements join forces to bring unprecedented beauty to all it bestows.  A world where reality and fantasy live as one.  Welcome to the wonderful world of Winston. From deep within the earth to land, sea and sky, in Harry Winston’s world nature’s most magnificent creations mingle in an ecosystem full of luminosity and life. From deep within our planet’s core, some of nature’s most glorious treasures are unearthed. Precious gemstones of unmatched beauty are brought to life by the House’s team of experts through incredible techniques in artisanship and design.    On land, magnificent creatures mingle in a world of beauty and bliss. Extraordinary gemstones are expertly paired and arranged in symbolic designs that foreshadow the fascination that lies ahead.     An ethereal butterfly takes flight through a suite of jewels that glisten with subli

Founding ICA member, dedicated to the global natural colored gemstone   Andre Assaf was born in Fez, Morocco in August of 1942. While completing his graduate studies at Hebrew University in Israel, he met his future wife, Malka, where the two would embark on an epic journey through life.   After spending a few years living in France and Switzerland, they were offered French teaching positions in the Ivory Coast, and later in Nairobi Kenya, where all three of their children were born. It was during this time that Andre was introduced to the local gemstone market, and he began buying and cutting stones.   In the coming decades, his name would become synonymous with fine tsavorite and other rare and exotic gems. His adventurous spirit carried him throughout the globe, in the process making multiple countries his home such as Israel, Canada, the United States, and Thailand.   "André's passing is a great loss to our industry and to ICA," says Roland Naftule, one of the

An average AGM realized gold price of $1,846/oz Galiano Gold Inc reports first quarter (Q1) operating and financial results for the Company and the Asanko Gold Mine (AGM). Asanko Gold Mine Key Metrics (100% basis)are, Gold production of 42,343 ounces, in line with 2022 production guidance of 100,000- 120,000 ounces of gold. Total cash costs per ounce1 of $1,361 and all-in sustaining costs1 of $1,559/oz during the quarter, resulting in positive cash flows from operations of $3.9 million and AISC margin1 of $12.0 million. The AGM produced 42,343 ounces of gold during the quarter, as the processing plant achieved milling throughput of 1.5Mt of ore processed at a grade of 1.3g/t with metallurgical recovery averaging 69%. Sold 41,929 ounces of gold in Q1 2022 at an average realized gold price of $1,846/oz for total revenue of $77.5 million (including $0.1 million of by-product silver revenue), a decrease of $33.3 million from Q1 2021.  The decrease in revenue quarter-on-quarter was a functi

A new Swiss proposal on the future of bilateral relations with the European Union faces an uphill battle in Brussels!   Recently Switzerland’s chief negotiator Livia Leu met with the European Commission’s Juraj Nociar to move the discussion forward after the Swiss broke off negotiations on an overarching framework deal almost exactly a year ago. “Important differences remain to be discussed. Switzerland is committed to finding solutions together,” said Leu on Twitter after the meeting. In 2021, Switzerland unilaterally broke off negotiations on a framework deal to replace the more than 120 bilateral accords which have regulated relations for the past decades. That led to a souring of relations between Bern and Brussels.  SWI reports that, the encounter marked the second exploratory meeting on a new Swiss proposal referred to as Bilateral 3. It was cobbled together by the Swiss government to replace the failed framework agreement. At the end of February, the Federal Council said it wa

Removes stimulus despite weaker economy While hard economic data for March still is scarce, high frequency and sentiment indicators are abundant – and all have plummeted. Further rises in inflation (-expectations) have strengthened the ECB’s conviction to remove policy accommodation soon. We have moved forward our expectation for the first rate hike. Eurostat has not yet published hard economic data for the period after Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, however as we indicated in this month’s Global View, there is some perceptible impact in high frequency truck mileage data of the hit to industry.  This is corroborated by PMIs for April, which showed manufacturing staging another fall. The component gauging manufacturing output is now consistent with stagnation. Also, the new export orders component of the manufacturing PMI dropped to below the 50 boom-bust level in April, indicating further weakness in activity lies ahead.  In contrast, the services sector has been much more resilient in

SMEs to adopt technology, Encourage Industry 4.0 to reach out to Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities   Anupriya Patel calls upon SMEs to adopt technology towards raising productivity and promoting sustainability, encourages Industry 4.0 to reach out to Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.    Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Anupriya Patel has called upon the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to adopt technology towards raising productivity and promoting sustainability. Addressing the Inaugural Session of the First FICCI Industry 4.0 Awards function and Conference here, the Minister assured the industry of Government’s support and urged them to take the ‘Industry 4.0’ to Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.    “The adoption of Industry 4.0 is something that we have to do together. Manufacturing (and) Exports, both have to contribute, because in the post-pandemic scenario, you all know how the supply chains have been disrupted and there is a tremendous opportunity which lies ahead for us, for