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27 september 2018
The Bharat Diamond Week scheduled for next week (Oct 8-10) is set to welcome many representatives of diamond and jewellery companies who were planning to visit the Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair but had to cut short or cancel due to Typhoon Mangkhut which battered Hong Kong, says a press note from the organizers of the event in Mumbai.


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Image credit: Bharat Diamond Week

More than 500 visitors from India and overseas have already registered for the second edition of the Bharat Diamond Week which takes place at the Bharat Diamond Bourse, with the final figure expected to be in excess of 1,000.
Among the changes introduced for the Fair next month are 100 free flight tickets for selected buyers to create more sales opportunities for the 120 Indian polished diamonds companies who will be exhibiting at the show. The buyers who have been selected are from Turkey, Thailand and India. The bourse will also be providing 150 rooms for international buyers at a hotel close to the show venue.

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