ANTWERP, Belgium, January 11 /PRNewswire/ -- With the economic slowdown
still being painfully felt in the global diamond industry and trade,
Antwerp's diamond business is taking drastic but inventive measures to ensure
that Antwerp will secure its exclusive title as the world diamond capital in
the years to come. In early February, the Antwerp Diamond Bourse -- de Beurs
voor Diamanthandel -- will be unlocking the doors of its 105-year-old trading
hall to welcome an exclusive group of jewellers and diamond buyers into the
inner chambers of the world's diamond capital. The occasion is the debut of
the Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair, a by-invitation-only diamond trade fair that
will be held from February 7-9, 2010, on the bourse's historical trading
floor.