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...

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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...

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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...

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David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle

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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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Government commission discusses Far East investment projects

03 february 2025

The executive board of the government commission on the socio-economic development of the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD) met with Yuri Trutnev, presidential envoy to the FEFD, to discuss the implementation of investment projects of significant importance for the development of the region.

As reported by the GoArctic portal, a list of nine projects was formed at the meeting based on economic efficiency, population coverage, presence in master plans and relation to the technological and tourism industries.

The Minister for the Development of the Far East and Arctic Alexey Chekunkov proposed distributing the funds available in 2025 in the amount of 28 billion rubles among the projects under consideration. It was proposed to support investment projects amounting to 1 - 500 billion rubles.

Infrastructure facilities must be commissioned before the application for the competition is submitted and built no earlier than three years before the selection date.

Theodor Lisovoy, Managing Editor, Rough&Polished