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How Indian families took over the Antwerp diamond trade from orthodox Jews
There are three main ingredients to this Indian success story: cheap labour, large families and a willingness to work harder than the competition.
Pallavi Aiyar, qz.com
· Jul 24, 2015 · 09:30 pm
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