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First International Pearl Symposium held

Bahrain Institute of Pearls and Gemstones “DANAT” held the first international “Pearl Symposium”. The two-day event held at Shaikh Ebrahim Centre for Culture and Research in Muharraq across the Pearl Path trail and gathers local and international speakers with various number of pearl experts from different countries around the world.

The Pearl Symposium aimed to strengthen the reputation of the Kingdom as a leading regional and international centre in the field of pearl trade, research and third-party verification and to present a complete picture of natural pearls and its characteristics and privileges.

Speaking at the event were the Chairman of DANAT Yaser Al Sharifi, DANAT’s CEO Noora Jamsheer and the President of CIBJO Dr Gaetano Cavalieri. Mr Al Sharifi announced that DANAT is hosting the World Jewellery Confederation Congress

“CIBJO 2019” under the patronage of HRH Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister, which will take place November 18-20 at the Four Seasons Hotel, Manama.

The Pearl Symposium organised by DANAT underlines the significant role of the Institute in discussing the major challenges faced by natural pearl and cultured pearl markets.

Speaking at the Symposium, Noora Jamsheer announced DANAT’s launch of the classification system for natural pearls with nacre, as the first service of its kind, in the world, to standardise natural pearls.

“The Pearl Symposium aimed to enhance the confidence of consumers and the public in DANAT as the top Institute in the world to provide pearl grading services. The organisation of this Symposium contributes to establishing Bahrain and DANAT as leading powers in the natural pearl markets,” added Ms Jamsheer.

For his part, President of CIB- JO Dr Gaetano Cavalieri stressed the importance of this symposium and said: “Highlighting this region of the world as one of the most important places of pearl extraction, inspection and trading. The Kingdom now has an integrated pearl system with DANAT.”

Dr Cavalieri expressed his full support for the Pearl Symposium, stressing the importance of holding this Symposium periodically from the Kingdom to all the countries of the region and the world.