Organizers of the 18th Dubai International Jewelery Week (Dubai International Jewelery Week) reported that the event was attended by 23,964 people from 99 countries, reports Rapaport. In the Dubai Jewelry Week, 367 exhibitors took part. It is noted that local buyers, as well as wholesalers and retailers from other countries (Albania, Bahrain, Kosovo, Kuwait, Macedonia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Turkey) ensured sales growth.
"We got excellent results at the fair this year. I believe that the Dubai jewelery market as a whole is growing, which has become one of the reasons for the influx of buyers from our stand, "said Shankar Ramanathan, head of marketing at La Marquise.
Diamond trader Michelle Buxani Panjwani of the Hong Kong company Temptations, exhibited at the Dubai Jewelry Week for the first time, said: "The sales results at the event exceeded our expectations, we sold goods worth over $ 2 million to buyers from Dubai, India, Kazakhstan and Russia ". She added that after this the company can consider the prospect of opening an office in Dubai.
The representative of the organizers of the event, Trixie LohMirmand, notes that the Dubai Jewelry Week of 2013 was a resounding success and he was pleased with the general positive feedback from exhibitors and visitors.
The 19th Dubai Jewelry Week will be held from 3 to 6 December 2014 at the Dubai World Trade Center.