(IDEX Online) - Young Diamantaires have built and launched their own website - www.ydts.org[1] - to help members grow their businesses.
The group, part of the Antwerp-based World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), say it will function as a forum for discussion, networking, charitable activities. It will also cultivate leadership roles within the WFDB.
Twenty-five members have already visited the Venetian mines in South Africa, courtesy of De Beers.
"We are bringing together people who would never get the opportunity to meet," said spokeswoman said Rachel Sahar.
"We saw firsthand the tremendous work De Beers was doing within the community and felt, as Young Diamantaires, we needed to contribute."
Harsh Shah, who helped develop the website, said: "The site will never be a trading platform, but a resource centre for Young Diamantaires worldwide, to help them improve and grow their businesses."
Yoram Dvash, acting WFDB president, said: "We are happy to see the younger members of our industry actively engaging in discussions regarding critical issues."
Pic shows Young Diamantaires visiting South Africa...