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Beginning June 30, all the services for colored gems that were previously offered by the GIA offices in Bangkok, Carlsbad and New York became available in the laboratories of the Gemological Institute of America (GEM) in Hong Kong and Tokyo, Rapaport reports.
In the laboratories in Hong Kong and Tokyo, highly skilled personnel were employed and specialized equipment was purchased to perform additional services.
"Both Hong Kong and Tokyo are important global centers for the trade in colored gemstones, and we want to improve the quality of service and expand the range of services for our customers," says Kenneth Scarratt, GIA's Managing Director in the Southeast Asia region. "This is one of the initiatives aimed at increasing consumer confidence in precious stones and jewelry."
The GIA services available for color gemstones in Hong Kong and Tokyo include the identification report, the identification of origin, the preparation of GIA Gem Passbook ™, as well as new services: determining the origin of red spinel, marking on cut rubies and sapphires weighing from 0.5 carat, compilation of Portrait Report and Notable Letter.

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In the first half of the year, polished exports from Israel showed an increase of 6% on a year-on-year basis and reached $ 3.552 billion, according to data released by the Ministry of Economy. In terms of volume, polished exports fell 7% to 1.335 million carats, while the average price of exported stones jumped 14% to $ 2,661.97 per carat, Rapaport reports.
Israeli polished imports increased 3% to $ 2.153 billion during the reporting period. Net polished exports from Israel (excess of exports over imports) increased 11% to $ 1.399 billion.
According to the Ministry of Economy, rough imports to Israel in the first half of the year increased by 1% to $ 2.053 billion, but the volume of imports fell by 6% to 5.206 million carats. The export of rough diamonds for the period increased by 6% to $ 1.752 billion, while the net import of diamonds fell by 22% to $ 302 million. The
Israeli net diamond account (the difference between total exports and imports of diamonds and diamonds) in the first half increased by 25% $ 1,097 billion

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Imports of polished diamonds in the US in May 2014 decreased by 2.7% on a year-on-year basis, to $ 3.105 billion, which marked the first month of decline since 2009. The average cost of diamonds imported in May fell by 3.1% to $ 2,052 per carat. Meanwhile, polished exports jumped 32.7% to $ 1.97 billion, which led to a reduction in net polished imports by 33.5% to $ 1.135 billion. The average price of exported stones jumped by 29.3% to $ 2,110 per carat, the report said. Rapaport.
US imports of rough diamonds for the month increased by 15.1% to $ 61 million, while diamond exports jumped 213% to $ 47 million; net imports of rough diamonds in the US in May was $ 14 million, compared with $ 38 million in May 2013.
The net diamond account of the USA for May 2014 (the difference between the total imports of diamonds and diamonds) fell by 34.2% year-on-year to $ 1.149 billion.