International Diamond

and Jewelry Group

Your trusted partner for growth

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The International Diamond
and Jewelry Group (ID&JG)
ABN AMRO enjoys a long lasting tradition of involvement in the global industry for
diamonds and jewelry. As part of the continuous focus on creating value for clients and
stakeholders, a dedicated team of specialists has been established: The International
Diamond and Jewelry Group (ID&JG).

ID&JG is the global market leader in offering financial services to the diamond and
jewelry industry. With a strong focus on building and nurturing long term partnerships,
our goal is to provide optimal service and partnership to our clients. Our strong and
unique presence in the industry’s key locations, like Antwerp, New York, Mumbai, Dubai,
Hong Kong, Geneva and several more, provides unequalled local market knowledge on
a global scale.

In addition, our client focus stretches beyond the diamond and jewelry industries, into
new markets and into related segments such as watches and precious metals. Our
approach follows the value chain of your business and enables us to enhance our client
service and product offering to the dynamics of the markets and your company.

ID&JG is uniquely positioned to provide you with commercial, investment and private
banking solutions. Our focus on relationship, tailored solutions and global reach, ensure
that you have access to the service you want, when and wherever you need it.
Your trusted partner for growth
Expanding your business domestically and abroad comes with many challenges! In a volatile global
market, one needs to constantly balance the cost of investment against potential returns. Market values
are influenced considerably by competition, regulatory obligations, social responsibility and prevailing
economic climates in particular geographies. Further, significant investment is required in stock, real
estate and marketing to succeed in your business.

As your trusted partner for growth, we can help you to specify your needs and translate your plans into
tangible financial objectives. Our client facing teams look forward to working with you to establish a
thorough understanding of your business objectives and strategy and to signal growth opportunities.

Our performance
• Global market leader in delivering financial services to the diamond industry
• Over 75 years of experience
• Worldwide presence with local expertise
• Skilled client-facing teams with a thorough understanding of your business objectives and challenges
• Integral part of one of the largest banking groups in the world, providing a full suite of top class financial
services for commercial and private banking
• Excellent reputation, worldwide
Bridging the diamond and jewelry value chain
ID&JG services the diamond and jewelry value chain by providing effective and tailored financial solutions
globally. These solutions serve to support, streamline and optimize companies in different countries and
with different activities and needs. We aim to create maximum value by enabling our clients to stimulate
& structure their activities across different layers of the value chain. Our continuous commitment and our
industry expertise provide a platform for you to succeed in your business!

Exploration and mining

The increasing demand for diamonds and precious metals on emerging markets, the ongoing economic
growth and a responsible attitude to sustainable development are key revenue drivers for your company.
You may want to invest in new opportunities or develop activities downstream in the value chain. In
addition beneficiation and the scarcity of resources might affect your business model.

Whatever your specific needs, we are committed to providing strategic advisory and capital-raising
services globally to the mining sector. Our specialists provide tailored solutions to meet your particular
strategic and financial demands. In addition, we can help you with your sustainability and corporate
responsibility agenda, to add real value to your business proposition, and to grow your revenues.

Trade
Time and opportunity are essential factors when you are a rough and polished diamond trader but also
if your business effectively is involved in the import and export of jewelry and watches. Moreover, it is
crucial for running your business as well as for supporting the entry into new markets. We understand
your considerations when it comes to choosing the best way to approach the industry’s value chain in
new markets.

With ID&JG as your trusted partner, you have fast and easy access to innovative global trade services and
financing solutions. We help you manage the risk of doing business across borders and manage suppliers
and customers more effectively, whatever their location.
Manufacturing
When your business is involved in cutting, polishing and jewelry manufacturing, you need to keep ahead
of changes in technologies and markets to maintain and grow your market share and seize opportunities!
For growing and nurturing your business, a thorough understanding is required of the capital needs to
enable the manufacturing process, as well as the inevitable cash management activities that support it.

At ID&JG we bring together all of the financial services you need to grow market share and succeed
in your business. Our global team of industry experts with local market knowledge offers the strategic
advice you need about potential new markets and market players. As your full service financial and
strategic partner, we give you access to innovative cash management, trade finance and foreign exchange
services.

Retail
As a retail-oriented company you directly face the impact of socio-economic developments. Requirements
for service, convenience and exclusivity are increasing, next to rapid changes in consumer behavior and
substitute products. The growth of wealth in Brazil, Russia, India and China (the BRIC countries) opens
up a great opportunity to develop new client segments and grow your sales. You want and need to stay
ahead of the market to realize your growth ambitions.

ID&JG is very well positioned in the most relevant markets to support your activities and ambitions. With
over 75 years of experience, we have an unrivalled understanding of industry trends and challenges,
such as stock optimization and volatility. We can thereby offer you the best possible strategic advice and
financial services, tailored to your ambitions and needs.
An extensive range of quality
products and services
ID&JG provides global access to a full suite of financial services, ranging from credits and cash
management to the most advanced structured and treasury products. Our global reach enables us to
offer effective solutions for working capital as well as highly sophisticated products to support our clients’
value chain and capital management requirements.

We are also your partner for structured derivatives products to hedge your exposure or to enable you
benefit from your vision on the market. We offer both traditional assets like commodities, inflation and
weather and also cutting-edge interest rate, credit, equity and FX solutions.

Diamond private office

It is inevitable that there will be an overlap between your professional and personal life. Business
decisions you take can affect your family, whether emotionally or financially and vice versa. At ID&JG
we focus on helping your business to thrive as well as providing access to financial services for your
personal needs.

The representatives of our Private Bank and our Diamond Private Office are on hand to work with you
to develop and execute a plan that best supports you and your family’s objectives, providing support in
a range of ways, such as:
• Developing the value of your assets
• Developing optimal strategies for your investment initiatives
• Helping you to plan your retirement and succession finance

We are the only global bank that is dedicated and committed to the industries for diamonds, jewelry and
watches and look forward to discussing your needs. We appreciate your interest in our products and
services, welcome your questions and we look forward to introducing you to our capabilities to support
your business and ambitions for growth!
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