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GJEPC pushes for new diamond pricing policy in Zimbabwe
GJEPC, which made representations on the matter during meetings with Zimbabwe’s deputy industry minister Rajesh Modi, said Harare should instead come up with a flexible system.
“We have requested the Zimbabwean government to work out a mechanism wherein diamond evaluation is done with the assistance of GJEPC because the majority of the gems from this country end up in Surat, so the pricing policy agreed on by the two entities will benefit both countries,” GJEPC regional chairperson Dinesh Navadiya was quoted as saying.
Meanwhile, Modi said that he would take up the matter with his superiors in Harare.
“I have come to explore bilateral trade opportunities with India especially Surat, we have noted the issues faced by diamond importers here and they will be put at the highest level of the government,” he said.
State-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) produced 2.4 million carats between January and October 2018.
Company officials said they were still on course to produce 3 million carats this year compared with 1.8 million carats achieved last year.
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished