Vladimir Pilyushin: The jewelry market is not stand-alone and moves by the same laws as other markets

Vladimir Pilyushin is editor-in-chief of Russian Jeweler, a leading magazine about the jewelry industry in Russia. He told Rough&Polished about his view on the evolution of the jewelry industry in Russia and touched upon some of its problems.

16 september 2024

Sarine’s David Block: Diamond Industry at Standstill Until Chinese Demand Returns

David Block is CEO of Israel’s Sarine Technologies and has served in the position since 2012. In this exclusive interview for Rough and Polished, Block gives his opinion on the leading issues affecting today’s diamond trade.

11 september 2024

Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge: Demand for considerable-sized diamonds stronger than ever

The African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that although overall global diamond prices have been somewhat soft, the demand for considerable-sized diamonds...

02 september 2024

Amplats sees prospects as a standalone company

Anglo has revealed its plans to demerge Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), which has operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, to optimise shareholder value. Rough&Polished contacted Amplats to comment on this and other issues but was referred...

19 august 2024

WFDB President Yoram Dvash Remains Confident Despite Global Diamond Challenges

Yoram Dvash is President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) having been elected in 2020. He found time in his busy schedule to speak to Rough&Polished about the state of the diamond industry around the world and some of the major...

12 august 2024

The Potanin Foundation organizes the "Professional Development" competition

04 april 2023
The Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation opened the reception of applications for the "Professional Development" competition for employees of socially oriented, sports, museum organizations, as well as universities.
NGOs from the Krasnoyarsk Territory and other regions of the Russian Federation are invited to participate.
During the previous two years, the foundation has held separate competitions on four programs: "Effective Philanthropy", "The Power of Sports", "Museum without Borders" and "Vladimir Potanin Scholarship Program". This year they were combined into one.
Four cycles of the competition are planned for 2023, the acceptance of applications for the first one will last until April 24, 2023.
The competition is held in two categories.
"Individual trajectory" – for individuals. If they win, they will receive a grant of up to 300,000 rubles for training in a wide range of areas – from management and marketing to fundraising and the use of digital technologies, and will also be able to complete internships in one or more organizations.
"Institutional experience" – for legal entities. The nomination assumes support in the form of grants up to 750,000 rubles in two directions: for educational programs or internships for their employees or for the presentation of best practices and developments in their subject area to the professional community.
The foundation of the head of Norilsk Nickel, Vladimir Potanin, became the leader of charitable foundations of Russian businessmen for two years in a row, the online edition reports ttelegraf.ru.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished