WFDB President thanks NGOs for their contribution to KP, expresses disappointment at Global Witness' disengagement

December 7, 2011: Avi Paz, president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) expressed the WFDB's appreciation for the vital contribution civil society has made to the Kimberley Process, and in particular singled out the NGO Global Witness for its efforts since the KP was founded in 2003. However, he expressed his disappointment with the decision by Global Witness to disengage from the KP.

WFDB President calls on diamond trade to be positive ahead of Hong Kong show and holiday sales season

September 8, 2011: World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) president Avi Paz said the diamond business community has good reasons to be in an optimistic frame of mind ahead of the upcoming holiday sales season that will kick off with the Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair in mid-September.