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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
Will India diamond barons ‘stop’ buying Marange gems until KP approval?
13 december 2010
India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry has finally instructed the local diamond industry not to trade in stones originating from Marange, in Zimbabwe. It had to take a strong letter from the Kimberly Process (KP) chair Boaz Hirsch for the Asian country to ring the warning bell.
How to increase market capitalization of ALROSA
06 december 2010
The transformation of ALROSA into a public company forthcoming in the nearest future will create conditions for a civilized circulation of this company’s stock and its good reporting will undoubtedly be a factor working to increase market capitalization of ALROSA, which in turn will boost its investment appeal. This is something which interests all its shareholders regardless of whether or not making ALROSA public will be followed by an additional issue of shares and IPO. Whatever scenarios may take place after this corporation will be turned public, it is important that by that time the company could have the biggest possible potential for market capitalization.
Diamond-mining countries of Africa
01 december 2010
The African continent possesses huge deposits of precious metals and gems which are mined generating considerable profit. Africa commands one half of the deposits located outside Russia and 2/3 of the world’s forecast diamond resources.
“Partisanship” in the Russian jewelry community
29 november 2010
Over the past 20 years in the social life of the Russian jewelry community it was possible to witness cycles of consolidation and periods of fragmentation, as well as phases of vigorous unity (as in the campaign to repeal the excise tax on jewelry) and periods of amorphous apathy. Groupings within this community may emerge and gain momentum, then grow weak and disintegrate.
Revisiting the Issue of Competition in the Diamond Market: Diamonds of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat (Part 4)
22 november 2010
The success of De Beers in building relations with the Soviet Union after the landmark discovery of diamond deposits in Western Yakutia is so obvious, that inadvertently gives the impression that we see a logical development of the good old partnership, rather than an ugly alliance of ideologically irreconcilable adversaries prompted by short-term mercantile considerations.
Some views on turning ALROSA public and ways to transform it
15 november 2010
Which is most important, the interests of the federal center and those of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) should be observed while transforming ALROSA, and this is possible if both parties will pursue a differentiated approach to assessing the role and mission of the diamond complex.
Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair 2010: 40,000 Visitors
08 november 2010
Asia's largest jewelry exhibition Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair 2010 was held in the main exhibition center in Hong Kong from 14 to 20 September 2010. According to its organizers, the exhibition was attended by over 3,200 exhibitors from 45 countries and attracted over 40,000 prospect buyers from 140 countries. The foot traffic to the 23rd September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair became an all-time record for the show. The jewellery exhibition spanned over an area of 120,000 square meters. The impressive scale of the exhibition proves that Hong Kong is not at all averse to claim itself as the jewelry capital of the world.
Who needs diamond derivatives?
01 november 2010
It would seem that the very long-standing practice of fruitless efforts to devise "investment diamonds" or "diamond index futures" or "diamond-based mutual funds” and other similar miracles should be a perfect argument to put an end to the protracted debate about the investment value of polished diamonds. But alas, the best-dressed lineups of those eager to walk twice into the same water are displaying confident energy and optimism, both worthy of better application.
Jewelry Alliance of ALROSA
25 october 2010
ALROSA’s transformation into a public entity hypothetically creates an intriguing perspective that can fundamentally change the evolution of this Russian company.
Russian Activity at International Jewelry Shows
18 october 2010
Every year there are more than 1000 jewelry exhibitions of various scales held across the world. Tens of thousands of jewelry firms and millions of visitors take part in these shows. The largest jewelry exhibitions are run in Basel (once a year), Vicenza (three times a year), Las Vegas, Bangkok and Hong Kong. However, Russian participation in international exhibitions is insignificant.
