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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
Air cargo transportation line established between Murmansk and Urumqi
22 march 2024
Regular flights with cargo will be carried out between Russia's Murmansk and Urumqi in China, according to an order published by the Federal Air Transport Agency.
Russian-made tires tested in the Arctic
21 march 2024
Tests of tires manufactured by the Russian Vershina Center have begun at the Northeastern Federal University, a resident of the advanced development territory of Yakutia.
The State Duma of the Russian Federation supported the expansion of the Arctic zone
20 march 2024
State Duma voted for the expansion of the Arctic zone in the second and third readings, TASS reported.
Russia may withdraw from the UN Convention on Arctic Sea Law
19 march 2024
Russia may reconsider its participation in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in the Arctic, said Nikolai Kharitonov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Development of the Far East and the Arctic.
BRICS countries may create a scientific center in Svalbard - scientist
18 march 2024
Russian scientists plan to conduct joint research with China on Svalbard, and in the future, the BRICS countries may create a scientific center in the Arctic archipelago, said Denis Moiseev, Deputy director of science at the Murmansk Marine Biological Institute (MMBI).
Cargo turnover at Arctic seaports decreases compared to last year
15 march 2024
The cargo turnover of seaports in the Arctic basin in January-February 2024 amounted to 15 million tons. This is 4.5% less than in the same period of last year, Rosmorrechflot reported in its Telegram channel.
A documentary about Arctic explorers shown in Moscow
14 march 2024
At the end of February, Moscow hosted the premiere of the documentary film “To the Arctic” which tells about the researchers of this region.
