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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...
12 october 2026
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...
28 september 2026
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...
14 september 2026
David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle
In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...
31 august 2026
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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10 august 2026
Karelian Arctic territories become more attractive after the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions
29 august 2022
Artur Parfenchikov, Head of Karelia held an extended meeting of the Council under the Head of the Republic of Karelia on the development of the Karelia territories in the Russian Arctic zone, according to the media communication service of his office. The participants summed up the interim results of the special economic regime and also discussed measures to support tourism and other projects.
Experts identify the risks of earthquakes in Arkhangelsk due to anthropogenic load
26 august 2022
Experts of the Laverov Federal Research Center for the Comprehensive Study of the Arctic at the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences called the zone from Arkhangelsk to Kotlas the most likely territory where the number of low-amplitude earthquakes and karst sinkholes will increase. The reason may be a higher anthropogenic load, Yury Kutinov, chief researcher at the center, told TASS on Tuesday.
Business house project and Arctic startup beyond the Arctic Circle
25 august 2022
The Business House project for young entrepreneurs under 25 is to be launched from late September. The organizer is Monchegorsk Development Agency, according to NIA-Krasnoyarsk.
The production of metals can be packed into a tourist product
24 august 2022
A two-day workshop on the development of industrial tourism was held at the Norilsk Development Agency (ARN). Its participants were representatives of 17 enterprises interested in organizing industrial excursions, as well as guides and heads of tour operators of the tourist and recreational cluster "Arctic".
Scientists urged to come to terms with climate change
23 august 2022
More than a thousand scientists and specialists from all over the world signed the "World Climate Declaration", declaring the senselessness of combating climate change, yamal-media.ru reported. Experts believe that the current climate situation does not represent any emergency, and the impact of human activity on global warming is exaggerated.
Most of the projects under the Arctic benefits system related to tourism and services
22 august 2022
Within the framework of preferential regimes created in the Arctic, 500 residents are already working, most of them represent small businesses. The leaders in terms of the number of projects being implemented are enterprises of the tourist complex and the service sector. Such data was announced by Deputy Prime Minister - Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev.
Chairman of the Public Council at Roshydromet Vadim Petrov: Every volunteer is a future specialist for the Arctic
19 august 2022
Speaking at a thematic session of the “Arctic. The ice has broken” Forum in Usinsk, Komi Republic, Russia, Vadim Petrov, Chairman of the Public Association at the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, told the audience about what can help society adapt to climate change and what role volunteers play for the Arctic regions.
