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The Crisis Has its Time-Frame
The main factor determining the current state of the diamond market is the global financial crisis. The situation on the leading financial and stock exchanges is still fairly dramatic. The labour markets in the US, Europe and Japan are also not in the best shape. Under these circumstances the availability of credit for diamond market players has declined drastically.

Alexander Matveyev: Diamond OPEC Is an Opportunity to Survive Crisis with Minimal Losses
Alexander Matveyev, Member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Northern Territories and Indigenous Minorities, Mining Engineer, Academician of the Russian Engineering Academy, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, worked as Chief of Industry Department of the Yakutsk Region Committee of the CPSU, Chairman of the Yakutia Planning Committee, Vice-President and First Vice-President of ALROSA.

Valery Rudakov: Crisis Has Been Generated by Political Reasons and Is Expected To End Next Year

Valery Vladimirovich Rudakov  – chairman of the Board of Directors of CJSC Polyus, chairman of the Committee for precious metals and precious stones of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. In 1999-2002 - Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation and head of the State Repository for Precious Metals.


New Challenges: Downfall or Upswing (Part 2)
We continue to publish the opinions of reputable experts about the impact of the world financial crisis on the diamond industry. This time the experts turned even more peremptory in their replies. The picture we got is offered to our readers’ attention.

September 9-10, 2008. Hard Assets Investment Conference, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA

29.07.2008

Las Vegas Hard Assets Investment Conference, Las Vegas, USA, 9-10 Sept. 2008
Las Vegas Hard Assets Investor Conference is being held at the Mandalay Bay Resort on September 9 – 10, 2008. It's an outstanding opportunity to network with fellow investors and to learn more about taking advantage of some of the most challenging market conditions in decades. The  programme is packed with opportunities to fatten your portfolio as well as moments that will entertain and educate you.
The featured topics of the conference include the following:
Which metals and commodities are immediately positioned to make the highest gains?
How to enhance your portfolio as soaring energy costs and a weak dollar demand new
asset allocation strategies.
Will increased oil production affect oil stock prices?
How to use gold and other precious metals as a hedge against rising inflation, market turndowns
and political instability.
For more details about the conference, please go to:
http://www.iiconf.com/pebble.asp?relid=62267

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