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BaselWorld
2008 closed its doors recently after eight extremely successful days.
2,087 exhibiting companies from 45 countries presented their latest products
to a record figure of 106,800 visitors, up 5%, to the show worldwide.
The show exceeded the highest expectations, the organisers said.
Over eight days
of the event, watch and jewellery producers and suppliers, showcased exclusive
designs and high-quality collections at BaselWorld 2008. A record 2,981
journalists, up 8%, from every continent reports on the event.
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As with last year,
there was a great sense of satisfaction among the exhibiting companies
when the show drew to a close. Business deals and sales conducted during
the course of BaselWorld were reported as being very productive, the organizers
said.
Jacques J. Duchene,
president of the show's Exhibitors Committee said, "2008 has been
an excellent year. The show has gone very well, and we are extremely satisfied.
It proves how high-quality luxury products are always in great demand.
BaselWorld is, and remains, the premier event in the watch and jewellery
industry's calendar."
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Francois
Thie'baud, president of the Swiss Exhibitors Committee, also hailed BaselWorld
2008 a great success. "Anyone who believed the reports of economic
doom and gloom ahead of the show has been misled: It may have been cold
outside, but the sun has certainly shone in the halls. The results are
excellent. Once again, 2008 has proved even better than previous years."
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Basel World 2008 breaks all records... 
