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Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge
Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...
12 october 2026
Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push
De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...
28 september 2026
South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026
South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...
14 september 2026
David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle
In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...
31 august 2026
The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds
The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
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10 august 2026
Immeasurable demand from Asia spurs jewelers to migrate
16 january 2012
Neither the economic recession in Europe, nor the high level of unemployment in the U.S., nor any other hurdles seem to be able to cool the shopping fever among Asian buyers. In turn, efforts by international luxury companies to bring their goods to shoppers in Asia have led to a large increase in glitzy high-end shops across the region in the past few years.
Long-term outlook for diamond market remains positive
10 january 2012
One does not need to waste time speculating over the intentions of the Oppenheimers but look at the conviction Anglo American had on the positive outlook of the diamond industry.
Market report 2011
01 january 2012
In Russia, there is an omen: you will live the new year the way you celebrate its advent. If we project this omen on the diamond market, its players may face quite an equivocal year.
Platinum season, dreams come true
26 december 2011
A growing number of experts concluded that investing in luxury goods in recent years is the safest way to save money and protect them from economic shocks.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday did not save November sales in the United States
19 december 2011
Starting from the end of November there comes a row of days in the United States bearing names which sound Delphic for the non-American world and which, nonetheless, play an important role in the U.S. retail trade having been put into practice by market pundits to drive sales and create shopping euphoria. Reading this article you will find out just how successful Black Friday and Cyber Monday were this year and what kind of sales they managed to generate.
Stability returns to rough diamond market
12 december 2011
AIM-quoted diamond mining and exploration company, Firestone Diamonds recently conducted its fourth diamond sale of the year in Gaborone, Botswana. The company sold all the diamonds (47,576 carats) that were on offer, helping it realise $2.8 million.
World diamond production is able to grow to 209 million carats, but market will still be deficient, experts say
07 december 2011
World diamond production is able to grow to 209 million carats in 2020 driven by newly commissioned projects, according to Bain & Company experts. However, diamond miners have limited capacities to increase output, and they will not be able to keep apace with rising consumption in emerging markets. These factors are most likely to bring about rough scarcity in the market in the next decade.
November market report
05 december 2011
Economists generally say that every crisis is a positive phenomenon because it gives an incentive to change, even in the areas that seemed unshakable. The framework involving major diamond market participants seemed to be something like this, a constant. It has not changed even after the 2008 crisis. But now, three years later, it started to change dramatically, just in the course of one month. And all this is taking place despite the fact that another crisis is looming somewhere nearby, though it is yet not here in full swing.
Positive 3Q heralds quite a good 2011 for luxury market
28 november 2011
The situation in the luxury world today, as in the past several months, is governed by economic uncertainty. Hence, strengthening the existing positions and holding stronger international sway across major markets is viewed as a sort of cure-all remedy by luxury manufacturers in the current difficult time.
Analysis: Efficiency of marketing policy pursued by diamond cutting industry in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
21 november 2011
An important role in the development strategy followed by diamond cutting companies is played by research of the sales market where their goods are traded aimed at defining quantitative and qualitative indicators of such a market. It is noteworthy that one of its major characteristics is the distribution of personal income in a country or area, which determines the production potential. Despite the large number of studies and availability of statistics on the subject, their practical application requires an effort to solve a range of problems and is prominently relevant to the organization of trade in diamonds.
