Sahar-Atid Receives Outstanding Exporter Award

Yair Sahar (l), Moti Abu, owners of Sahar-Atid, Moti Ganz, President Peres and Trade Minister Ben Eleizer

“When Israel was established, it did not have what to live off of and did not have what to export,” Peres said at the ceremony. Today, he added, Israel exports carrots to Russia, irrigation systems to China and computer chips to the U.S.

Sahar-Atid was established in Israel in 2000, is a contract buyer of Harry Winston since 2003 and has been a DTC Sightholder since 2008. For eight years, the manufacturer had facilities in Russia as well; however, they were closed during the recent financial crisis.

“I’m optimistic, despite the current hardship and the high price of rough diamonds,” partner Yair Sahar told IDEX Online. “The diamond industry has changed dramatically in the past few years, and this change has been very positive.”