Antwerp diamond trade volumes jump 20% in Q1 2026 as structural measures take hold

The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) reported a nearly 20% increase in total diamond trading volume for the first quarter of 2026, driven by a 35.7% surge in rough diamond imports.

27 april 2026

‘AI is the engine, diamonds are preserved upside down, copper currently the path to value’ – Botswana Minerals’ Campbell on strategy shift

Botswana Minerals has positioned itself as a data-led, multi-commodity explorer, placing copper at the centre of its growth strategy while retaining diamond assets for future upside, Managing Director James Campbell has told Rough & Polished. In an exclusive...

13 april 2026

Emanuel Vieira Lopes: Angola's new digital mining cadastre to reduce permit times by a third

Angola's new Digital Mining Cadastre (CMA) is on track to reduce average permitting timelines by one-third once fully deployed, according to Emanuel Vieira Lopes, Advisor to the Secretary of State for Mineral Resources. In an interview with...

06 april 2026

Paul Zimnisky warns diamond trade at "crossroads" as geopolitical tensions, pending De Beers sale, and LGDs reshape market

As geopolitical tensions escalate in the Middle East, diamond industry analyst Paul Zimnisky warns that the impact is most acute at trading hubs like Dubai, where flight cancellations and travel fears are keeping buyers away. In a wide-ranging interview...

30 march 2026

From Harry Oppenheimer’s Kimberley House to Hong Kong: SDT's Conrad Van Der Ross on 35 years in diamonds

South Africa's State Diamond Trader (SDT) operations manager Conrad Van Der Ross has witnessed the diamond industry transform over three and a half decades—from his nervous start as a De Beers trainee sorter in pre-democracy South Africa...

23 march 2026

India can provide Russia with labor resources in the Arctic

12 september 2024

India, as the world's largest supplier of labor resources, can contribute to the development of the Arctic zone of Russia, said Anurag Bisen, a representative of India’s Vivekananda International Foundation.

According to him, more than half of Hindus are people under the age of 25. This is about 750 million people, or about five times more than the Russian population. The free labor force is 50 million people between the ages of 19 and 55.

India has a program to improve business and labor opportunities, according to which the country's authorities are going to send labor to all continents in the future, osnmedia.ru reports.

Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished