Israel exported a net of $1.451 billion worth of polished diamonds in the first quarter of 2010, a 55 percent increase compared to the first quarter of 2009, Diamond Controller Shmuel Mordechai announced Wednesday. A sharp rise in rough diamond trade was also reported.
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