PDE to Hold Latin America Diamond & Jewelry Week
February 04, 15
(IDEX Online News) – The Panama Diamond Exchange (PDE) will hold a Latin America Diamond & Jewelry Week as part of the events marking the official opening of its dedicated trading complex.
The buyer’s week will take place from April 27-30 at PDE’s 300-square meter trading floor and is being co-hosted by key Latin American jewelry associations Cámara de Joyería Jalisco from Mexico and Instituto Brasileiro de Gemas e Metais Preciosos (IBGM) from Brazil. Also co-hosting are the World Federation of Diamond Bourses, CIBJO-The World World Jewelry Confederation, India's Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, the Israel Diamond Exchange, the Antwerp Diamond Bourse, Diamond Dealers Club of New York and Fiera di Vicenza of Italy.
The PDE grand opening and Latin America Diamond & Jewelry Week will be highlighted by the unveiling of the Phase II building. Called the World Jewelry Hub, construction will begin in 2015, with a finish date scheduled for 2017.
The second phase of construction includes an office tower that will house the offices and trading floor of the Panama Diamond Exchange in the base, along with high-end retail jewelry stores and a luxury commercial center, with banks, specialized support services and restaurants.
The PDE is the first and only diamond bourse in the entire region of Latin America, including South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean.