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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
A drone testing center to be opened in Yamal
24 june 2024
The Arctic test center for unmanned aircraft systems will be opened in Yamal, the press service of the governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District reported.
A whale protection center to be established in the Murmansk region
21 june 2024
Russia plans to create a whale protection center in the Murmansk Region, said Andrey Chibis, the governor of the region.
“Mikhail Somov” vessel completes the first voyage to provide polar stations in the Arctic
20 june 2024
The “Mikhail Somov” scientific expedition vessel returned to Arkhangelsk which was its first voyage aimed at providing hard-to-reach stations of Roshydromet in the Arctic with resources.
Scientists to look for ways of stress reduction for members of Arctic expeditions
19 june 2024
Researchers from Arkhangelsk will sail to Franz Josef Land for three weeks, where they are going to study the levels of stress hormones of the expedition participants in order to assess the adaptive reserves of the human body and make recommendations to people working in the Arctic.
BRICS scientific center in Svalbard to be created this year
18 june 2024
The creation of the BRICS scientific center in Svalbard may begin this year, said Denis Moiseev, Deputy Director of the Murmansk Marine Biological Institute for Science.
US want to stop all Russian LNG projects
17 june 2024
The United States have added a number of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in the Russian Arctic and seven gas carriers to their sanctions list.
BRICS polar research program discussed in Murmansk
14 june 2024
More than 50 scientists from seven countries are discussing scientific and technological achievements in the field of oceanological and polar research at a meeting of the BRICS working group on cooperation in oceanic and polar research zones being held in Murmansk as part of Russia's BRICS presidency in 2024.
