World Federation of Diamond Bourses
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses, founded in 1947, was created to provide bourses trading in rough and polished diamonds and precious stones with a common set of trading practices. It is composed of 30 member diamond bourses. Their headquarters are in Antwerp. Members of The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) act as a medium for wholesale diamond exchange, trading both polished and rough diamonds. The WFDB consists of independent diamond bourses in major centers of the diamond trade such as Tel Aviv, Antwerp, Mumbai, Johannesburg, London and New York and other cities across the USA, Europe and Asia. The WFDB provides a legal framework and convenes to enact regulations for its members. The following is a list of the 30 bourses.
- Antwerpsche Diamantkring CVBA (Belgium)
- Bangkok Diamonds and Precious Stones Exchange (Thailand)
- Beurs voor Diamanthandel CVBA (Belgium)
- Bharat Diamond Bourse (India)
- Borsa Diamanti D'Italia (Italy)
- Borsa Istanbul (Turkey)
- Diamant- und Edelsteinbörse E.V. (Germany)
- Diamant- Club Wien (Austria)
- Diamantclub van Antwerpen CVBA (Belgium)
- Diamond Bourse of Canada
- Diamond Bourse of Southeast United States, Inc.
- Diamond Chamber of Russia
- Diamond Club West Coast, Inc. (United States)
- Diamond Dealers Club (United States)
- Diamond Dealers Club of Australia
- Diamond Dealers Club of South Africa
- Diamond Exchange of Singapore
- Dubai Diamond Exchange
- Hong Kong Diamond Bourse Ltd. (People's Republic of China)
- Korea Diamond Bourse
- Moscow Diamond Bourse (Russian Federation)
- Panama Diamond Exchange
- Shanghai Diamond Exchange (People's Republic of China)
- The Israel Diamond Exchange Ltd.
- The Israel Precious Stones and Diamonds Exchange Ltd.
- The London Diamond Bourse (United Kingdom)
- The New Israel Club for Commerce in Diamonds Ltd.
- Tokyo Diamond Exchange Inc. (Japan)
- Vereniging Beurs voor den Diamanthandel (Netherlands)
- Vrige Diamanthandel NV (Belgium)
Associated Member:
- The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council India (GJEPC)
See also
- Diamond
- Diamond Exchange District
- World Diamond Congress
- Blood diamond
- Diamonds as an investment
- World Diamond Mark