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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
New NSR projects to provide more than 200 mt of cargo per year in the next decade
25 january 2024
Alexey Chekunkov, Russian Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, announced an increase in the volume of yearly cargo transportation along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the next decade.
Rosatom and DP World to build a container ship for the Northern Sea Route
24 january 2024
A joint venture between Rosatom and the Emirati company DP World plans to build a container ship for cargo transportation along the Northern Sea Route, Vladimir Panov, Rosatom's special representative for Arctic development, told RIA Novosti.
Two more of the world's most powerful icebreakers to be built for the Arctic
23 january 2024
The Baltic shipyard will start working on another universal nuclear icebreaker of project 22220 on January 27, the Day of lifting the blockade of Leningrad (St. Petersburg).
Norilsk Nickel’s budget for social programs in the Polar branch exceeded 8 billion rubles
22 january 2024
The budget of Norilsk Nickel for social programs for the Polar branch alone amounted to more than 8 billion rubles in 2023, said Anastasia Perfilieva, Deputy director of the Polar Branch of the company for personnel and social policy.
An artistic and educational project to explore the Russian Arctic begins in Zaryadye Park in Moscow
19 january 2024
The large artistic and educational project “Explorer and Artist: Art on an Expedition” dedicated to the exploration of the Russian Arctic, starts on January 26 in Zaryadye Park in Moscow with the support of Norilsk Nickel.
Norilsk Nickel to finance 11 social initiatives in Taimyr
18 january 2024
Under Nornickel's “World of New Opportunities” grant program, the company will finance 112 socially important initiatives in the cities where it operates, 11 of which will be implemented in Taimyr.
Tourists visited Russian Far East and Arctic regions 40% more often in 2023
17 january 2024
Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov said that the tourist flow to Russian Far East and the Arctic increased significantly last year, TASS reports.
