During the opening ceremony we published the Get Diamond index, first of its kind, presenting the value of diamonds by the sum of deals made per day, evaluating the diamond market and validating the virtual coin, Carat IO.
We would like to thank the minister of economy MR Eli Cohen, the ministry of economy CEO MR Shai Rinsky and his deputy MZ Na'ama Kaufmann Pas and the government secretary Tzachi Braverman . Also I wish to thank the mayor of Ramat Gan MR Israel Zinger, president of Israel's diamond industrialists association MR Kobi Koren, president of Israel's precious stones & diamonds exchange MR Shlomo Eshed, honorary presidents of the IDE MR Avi Paz, MR Shmuel Schnitzer and Yair Sahar. The president of CIBJO MR Gaetano Cavalieri, honorary president of the WFDB MR Eli Izakov, New York's Diamond Exchange president MR Reuven Kaufman, Director of the United Selling Organization of Alrosa MR Evgeny Agureev, Chow Tai Fook representative MR Alex Tang, representatives of Alibaba MZ Jun Zhen and MR Chen Sabanand the representatives of CBG.
Thanks to IDE CEO MR Eli Avidar, chairman of the steering committee of exhibitions MR Ezra Boaron, chairman of the institute MR Boaz Moldavsky and finally all the IDE members for the joint effort.