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Diamond Market
a project report on
THE DIAMOND INDUSTRY AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

SUBMITTED BY
ESHA PAREKH
T.Y.B.M.S. [SEMESTER V]
DIV.: A
ROLL NO.: 35

ACADEMIC YEAR
2011 – 2012

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
PROF. GOVIND SOWANI

DATE OF SUBMISSION 15TH SEPTEMBER 2011

SVKM’s NARSEE MONJEE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS
Vile Parle (w), Mumbai - 400 056

Submitted to
University of Mumbai

DECLARATION

I, Ms. ESHA PAREKH, of SVKM’s Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics of TYBMS [Semester V] hereby declare that I have completed my project, titled ‘THE DIAMOND INDUSTRY AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES’ in the Academic Year 2011 – 2012. The information submitted herein is true and original to the best of my knowledge.

________________________ ESHA PAREKH

CERTIFICATE

I, PROF. GOVIND SOWANI, hereby certify that Ms. ESHA PAREKH of SVKM’s Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics of TYBMS [Semester V] has completed the project on ‘THE DIAMOND INDUSTRY AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES’ in the academic year 2011 – 2012 under my guidance. The information submitted herein is true and original to the best of my knowledge.

_________________________ _________________________
PROF. GOVIND SOWANI PROF. SUNIL B. MANTRI Project Guide Principal

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
It has always been my sincere desire as a management student to get an opportunity to express my views, skills, attitude and talent in which I am proficient. A project is one such avenue through which a student who aspires to be a future manager does something creative. This project has given me the chance to get in touch with the practical aspects of management.
I am extremely grateful to the University of Mumbai for having prescribed this project work to me as a part of the academic requirement in the Bachelor of Management

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