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Get-Diamonds, the official B2B e-commerce platform of the Israeli Diamond Industry, has signed an official partnership agreement with Rock & Trade, a diamond website especially for Chinese jewelers and suppliers. Through this agreement all goods offered on Get-Diamonds will automatically be offered on the Chinese language site.
The Israel-based Rock & Trade offers access to hundreds of Chinese-speaking jewelers and suppliers throughout mainland China and Hong Kong.
IDI Chairman Boaz Moldawsky hailed the agreement as an important step in expanding the reach of Get-Diamonds in one of Israel’s leading markets. “This partnership will enable us to trade directly with Chinese jewelers easily and efficiently and in their own language,” he said.
Near Kella, Rock & Trade co-founder, said, "Our Chinese jewelers will now have direct access to the Israeli stock and they will be able to benefit from the high quality, special cuts and rare fancy colored diamonds that can only be found in Israel.”

Aruna Gaitonde, Editor in Chief of Asian Bureau, Rough & Polished