STORY: Antwerp, Belgium – one of the largest diamond trading hubs in the world – has a Russia problem. It was only a few weeks after Russian troops invaded Ukraine last year when diamond firms in ...
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ANTWERP, Belgium — Authorities investigating a major jewel heist last month here in the diamond-trading capital of the world now estimate that the thieves got away with $100 million in gems. That ...
ANTWERP, Belgium — Diamonds may still be a girl's best friend — but banks are becoming less keen. That's the growing concern for Antwerp’s diamond traders, who are warning that banks risk hurting ...