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Zimbabwe:
Dubai Diamond Auction Proceeds Delayed
The Herald, 25 April 2014
It has taken 30 days for Zimbabwe to receive payment for diamonds sold to Dubai merchants last month, a period observers in the industry say is too long for such deals. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
'Diamond Revenue May Rise 47 Percent'
The Herald, 17 April 2014
ZIMBABWE'S diamond revenues may rise 47 percent this year, indicating the country could have been "fleeced" from its previous diamond sales, a research report has said. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Govt Seeks New Diamond Markets
Zimbabwe Independent, 11 April 2014
ZIMBABWE is hunting for alternative markets for its diamonds amid indications government may dump Antwerp World Diamond Centre in Belgium in favour of the Dubai Diamond Exchange in… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Mugabe Charmed By Arabs, Offers More Diamonds
New Zimbabwe, 10 April 2014
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe, out on a week-long business trip to the United Arab Emirates, has been charmed by the "sympathies" shown to his beleaguered country by the Arabs and has… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Dubai Diamond Sales to Stay - President
The Herald, 10 April 2014
ZIMBABWE will continue selling its diamonds through the Dubai Diamond Exchange to gain experience in the complex diamond business before starting its own auctions at home,… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Fresh Bid to Ban Zim Diamonds
The Herald, 10 April 2014
WESTERN countries have launched a fresh bid to block the sale of Zimbabwe diamonds using the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, sources close to the Dubai… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Mugabe in Dubai to Set Up 'Diamond' Embassy
New Zimbabwe, 7 April 2014
President Robert Mugabe's government has moved to set up an embassy in the United Arab Emirates. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
New Market for Marange Gems
The Herald, 24 March 2014
The Marange diamonds are expected to go under the hammer today at the lucrative inaugural Dubai Diamond Exchange, following the scrapping of the illegal economic sanctions by the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Antwerp Panic As Zim Flirts With Dubai
New Zimbabwe, 13 March 2014
ANTWERP World Diamond Centre (AWDC), which led a campaign to have sanctions against the country's diamonds lifted, has pleaded with government not to look for new markets,… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Dubai Appointed Mbada Boss Slams European Diamond Auctions
SW Radio, 10 March 2014
The chairman of the Mbada Mining firm, Robert Mhlanga, has slammed the auction of Zimbabwe's diamonds in Europe and said the sales should be stopped. Read more »