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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...
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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...
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.
Lab-grown...
10 august 2026
Northern Export program to be launched in 2025
14 october 2024
The implementation of the Northern Export program, aimed at exporting goods produced by indigenous small peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East, will begin in 2025.
Center for Integrated Arctic Research to be established at Samoilovsky Island scientific station
11 october 2024
The Samoilovsky Island scientific station, located in the Lena River Delta, 650 km north of the Arctic Circle, will host the Center for Integrated Arctic Research, the press service of the Government of Yakutia reports.
Largest container ship to date escorted along Northern Sea Route
10 october 2024
Russia’s Glavsevmorput carried out the escort of the Flying Fish 1 vessel, the largest container ship in the history of the Northern Sea Route, b-port.com reports.
Gazprom shifts focus in marine exploration to Kara Sea shelf
09 october 2024
Gazprom is updating its hydrocarbon exploration program on the shelf of the Russian Federation until 2050, shifting the focus to the Kara Sea, Deputy head of the company's department Sergey Chuzhmarev said.
New Russian nuclear icebreaker’s reactor launched
08 october 2024
Engineers at the Baltic Plant together with representatives of counterparty organizations launched the starboard reactor plant on the nuclear icebreaker Yakutia (Project 22220), b-port.com reports.
Chinese delegation visits Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
07 october 2024
The delegation of the People's Republic of China, headed by the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of the country Li Jiachan, visited the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute.
Russian senator calls Canada's plan to exclude Russia from Arctic alliance a failure
04 october 2024
The idea of Canada and the Nordic countries to create an alliance for stability in the Arctic is doomed to fail without Russia's participation, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin said in an interview with Izvestia.
