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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
Diamonds are an Object of Unique Investments
29 march 2010
During the crisis period when equities briefly turned two-bit in value, the financial brotherhood rushed to invest their funds into various derivatives hoping to weather out the storm in a safe haven. Financiers and other people involved in the capital market began to invent various schemes which were to generate financial instruments based on diamonds. Non-profile journalists who did not understand the essence of things displayed easy readiness to announce worldwide a sensational advent of diamonds to the financial market.
Why diamonds in China will go up in price in April
22 march 2010
In the beginning of 2010 diamond wholesalers spread a rumor - not without grounds - that they expected this year an essential and systematic increase in polished prices. On March 17, the representative of the jewelry center in Shanghai, who wished to remain anonymous, said that procurement prices for imported polished diamonds had already born down on many jewelry companies in China.
E-Commerce Gathering Pace in China’s Jewelry Industry
15 march 2010
China’s traditional tools of jewelry trade mainly include retail stores, franchises, TV shops and network sales. By 2010, however, many Chinese jewelry companies turned to be happy owners of web-sites shaped for online sales.
Speculative Potential of Long-Term Contracts
10 march 2010
In early 2009, ALROSA tied up long-term (mainly three-year) contracts for selling rough diamonds with 15 large Belgian and Israeli diamond dealers. The pattern for selecting clients to this pool included such pronounced criteria as a stable need in rough diamonds; available own free funds; absence of problems with specialized banks; and a rather low leverage.
More China-Africa deals expected in the next two years - Beijing Axis
09 march 2010
Beijing Axis, a cross border facilitator working with Chinese mining and natural resources companies is convinced that the mining industry could expect more China-Africa deals in the next 24 months.
‘Opening’ ALROSA: Moving to Market and Opportunity of IPO
26 february 2010
ALROSA, very hard-pressed last summer, is recovering: its credit ratings are restored, the company is re-structuring its debt and there is open talk about turning it public.
The Worst Diamond Scenario
24 february 2010
Everything would go well if the current world crisis were just a prosy business cycle, despite of its bad after-effects. However, its worst result for the global diamond industry may lay in a fundamental change of people’s attitude towards diamonds.
Not so fast, Mbada told, as Zim diamond circus continues with no epilogue in sight
15 february 2010
Developments in Zimbabwe’s fledgling diamond sector are a real circus and it continues to surprise many who would want to see its epilogue soon.
Chindia - the Hope of the Diamond Market
08 february 2010
For quite some time now the acronym of Chindia has been used to name the new economic system - a combination of quickly growing economies of China and India which attract basic hopes in overcoming the global economic crisis.
Indian Diamond Market: its State and Development Prospects
05 february 2010
India is the world’s largest manufacturer of polished diamonds. About 90% of global diamond-cutting capacities and 80% of workers with different degrees of qualification (up to 1 million people) are based in India.
