Diamond Production and Processing : What Armenia can Learn from an Intra-Regional Exchange on the Diamond Trade

There is a growing gap worldwide between the rising demand and stagnating supply of diamonds, producing new opportunities for diamond processing countries such as Armenia. Building productive capacity through skills development and technological pr...

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Main Author: Grigorian, Karén
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16280505/diamond-production-processing-armenia-can-learn-intra-regional-exchange-diamond-trade
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spelling okr-10986-100482021-04-23T14:02:48Z Diamond Production and Processing : What Armenia can Learn from an Intra-Regional Exchange on the Diamond Trade Grigorian, Karén ADVERTISING BRAND BRAND LOYALTY BRANDS BROKER BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPACITY BUILDING CLIMATE COMPETITIVENESS COST OF PRODUCTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING ECONOMIES ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EPZ EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE EXTERNAL SHOCKS FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FAIR FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FISCAL POLICIES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FREE MARKET HARMONIZATION HOME COUNTRY HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCES INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES INVESTMENT CLIMATE JOB CREATION JURISDICTION LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LIVING STANDARD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY MARKET FORCES MARKET LEADERS MARKET NICHE MARKET VALUE MARKETING NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY APPROACH POLICY MAKERS PRICE CHANGES REGIONAL EXCHANGE REGULATORS REPUTATION RETAIL RETAIL PRICE RETURN SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TAX TAX INCENTIVES TRADING TURNOVER There is a growing gap worldwide between the rising demand and stagnating supply of diamonds, producing new opportunities for diamond processing countries such as Armenia. Building productive capacity through skills development and technological progress is of central importance to achieving sustainable growth in diamond manufacturing countries. Secondary diamond industries are successful where economic and social conditions are optimal and supportive. To develop or maintain a competitive edge in diamond cutting and jewelry manufacture, all countries in the diamond trade need to constantly develop their human resources. For diamond producers as well as processors like Armenia, investment in product branding is worthwhile, and the promotion of a diamond-based tourism may also be viable. 2012-08-13T10:15:55Z 2012-08-13T10:15:55Z 2012-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16280505/diamond-production-processing-armenia-can-learn-intra-regional-exchange-diamond-trade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10048 English Europe and Central Asia Knowledge Brief; Issue No. 47 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Armenia
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topic ADVERTISING
BRAND
BRAND LOYALTY
BRANDS
BROKER
BUSINESS CLIMATE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CAPACITY BUILDING
CLIMATE
COMPETITIVENESS
COST OF PRODUCTION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EPZ
EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FAIR
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
FISCAL POLICIES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FREE MARKET
HARMONIZATION
HOME COUNTRY
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
INSTRUMENT
INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JOB CREATION
JURISDICTION
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LIVING STANDARD
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
MARKET FORCES
MARKET LEADERS
MARKET NICHE
MARKET VALUE
MARKETING
NATURAL RESOURCE
POLICY APPROACH
POLICY MAKERS
PRICE CHANGES
REGIONAL EXCHANGE
REGULATORS
REPUTATION
RETAIL
RETAIL PRICE
RETURN
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TAX
TAX INCENTIVES
TRADING
TURNOVER
spellingShingle ADVERTISING
BRAND
BRAND LOYALTY
BRANDS
BROKER
BUSINESS CLIMATE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CAPACITY BUILDING
CLIMATE
COMPETITIVENESS
COST OF PRODUCTION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EPZ
EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FAIR
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
FISCAL POLICIES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FREE MARKET
HARMONIZATION
HOME COUNTRY
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
INSTRUMENT
INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JOB CREATION
JURISDICTION
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LIVING STANDARD
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
MARKET FORCES
MARKET LEADERS
MARKET NICHE
MARKET VALUE
MARKETING
NATURAL RESOURCE
POLICY APPROACH
POLICY MAKERS
PRICE CHANGES
REGIONAL EXCHANGE
REGULATORS
REPUTATION
RETAIL
RETAIL PRICE
RETURN
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TAX
TAX INCENTIVES
TRADING
TURNOVER
Grigorian, Karén
Diamond Production and Processing : What Armenia can Learn from an Intra-Regional Exchange on the Diamond Trade
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Armenia
relation Europe and Central Asia Knowledge Brief; Issue No. 47
description There is a growing gap worldwide between the rising demand and stagnating supply of diamonds, producing new opportunities for diamond processing countries such as Armenia. Building productive capacity through skills development and technological progress is of central importance to achieving sustainable growth in diamond manufacturing countries. Secondary diamond industries are successful where economic and social conditions are optimal and supportive. To develop or maintain a competitive edge in diamond cutting and jewelry manufacture, all countries in the diamond trade need to constantly develop their human resources. For diamond producers as well as processors like Armenia, investment in product branding is worthwhile, and the promotion of a diamond-based tourism may also be viable.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Grigorian, Karén
author_facet Grigorian, Karén
author_sort Grigorian, Karén
title Diamond Production and Processing : What Armenia can Learn from an Intra-Regional Exchange on the Diamond Trade
title_short Diamond Production and Processing : What Armenia can Learn from an Intra-Regional Exchange on the Diamond Trade
title_full Diamond Production and Processing : What Armenia can Learn from an Intra-Regional Exchange on the Diamond Trade
title_fullStr Diamond Production and Processing : What Armenia can Learn from an Intra-Regional Exchange on the Diamond Trade
title_full_unstemmed Diamond Production and Processing : What Armenia can Learn from an Intra-Regional Exchange on the Diamond Trade
title_sort diamond production and processing : what armenia can learn from an intra-regional exchange on the diamond trade
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16280505/diamond-production-processing-armenia-can-learn-intra-regional-exchange-diamond-trade
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10048
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