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Strong start to Fourth Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair, as buyers arrive from China, Europe, Middle East, Russia and USA
With scores of visitors waiting in line to collect their badges at the registration desk, foot traffic in the corridors of the Antwerp Diamond Bourse and the Diamond Club of Antwerp was strong, turning the exhibition booths of the 83 participating companies into beehives of activity.
