Zambian emeralds indirectly exported to New York via Asian countries and Middle East

In New York, it is discovered that Zambian emeralds are indirectly exported. This is recently revealed by Lazarous Kapambwe, Zambia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

According to the Ambassador Lazarous Kapambwe, the emeralds are routed through other Asian countries and the Middle East before arriving on the New York market as jewellery.

A Zambian gemstone company, Jewel of Africa is presently in the US and last week charmed diplomats accredited to the United Nations at an exhibition held at the Zambia Mission in New York, reported ZNBC.

He further extolled the Zambians’ interest in putting up the challenge of mining and processing gemstone in Zambia.

 

According to Rashmi Sharma, Director of Sales of Jewel of Africa, Zambia is the only nation over the planet blessed with eight different types of gems. She further added that Jewel of Africa has ventured on business programme of maximizing the country’s potential to be one of the leading manufactures of jewellery.