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

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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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Far East and Arctic Development Corporation hopes to attract more than 1 trillion rubles for regional development

26 february 2025

In 2015, investments in new projects in the Far East and the Arctic of Russia may exceed 1 trillion rubles thanks to the mechanisms of the priority development areas (PDAs) and the Free Port of Vladivostok (FPV), the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation reported.

“In 2024, the volume of the investment portfolio, which consists mainly of projects implemented by residents of the Far Eastern preferential mechanisms (PDAs, FPV), increased by 16%,” the state corporation said in a statement, as cited by TASS.

“The plan for 2025 is to structure new projects in the Far East and the Arctic worth more than 1 trillion rubles.”

According to the head of the state corporation, Nikolai Zapryagaev, in addition to the construction of infrastructure, including roads, on-site networks and buildings, the company also continues to provide support for projects after they are put into operation.

Theodor Lisovoy, Managing Editor, Rough&Polished