WFDB Holding Asian Summit

A special Asian regional meeting of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) is to be held on June 29th in Hong Kong. The purpose of the summit is to create better understanding as to the nature of the services needed from the WFDB—the international bourse umbrella organization—and what services the Asian members can provide bourse members outside of Asia.

WFDB President, Avi Paz said the meeting will explore "how the WFDB can serve its Asian members better and more effectively, how the WFDB can assist its members to raise their profile and vice-versa, and what tools the WFDB can offer to advance the standing and competitive position of bourse members in their markets."

Besides Paz, the Hong Kong meeting will be attended by, Ernest Blom, WFDB vice president and honorary president; Boonyong Assarasakorn, president of the Bangkok Diamond & Precious Stones Exchange; Michio Iwasaki, president of the Tokyo Diamond Exchange; Lawrence Ma, president of the Hong Kong Diamond Bourse; Lin Qiang, president of the Shanghai Diamond Exchange; Anoop Mehta, president of the Bharat Diamond Bourse; and Suresh Hathiramani, vice-president of the Diamond Exchange of Singapore.

As reported by IDEX Online, this meeting was scheduled for November of last year, but postponed due to the ongoing economic crisis.