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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.
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10 august 2026
53 million rubles allocated to indigenous peoples of the Murmansk region
07 february 2024
In 2023, about 53 million rubles were allocated from the regional and federal budgets to the indigenous peoples of the North in the Murmansk Region to ensure traditional economic activities, said Andrey Chibis, the governor of the region.
The Russian Arctic to add territory the size of one Greece
06 february 2024
On behalf of the Russian president, the government has approved the inclusion of two municipalities of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug and Yugra - Berezovsky and Beloyarsk - to the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation. The bill will be introduced for approval to the State Duma soon.
Master plan to establish Norilsk-Dudinka urban agglomeration underway
05 february 2024
The government of the Krasnoyarsk Territory reported that, following the results of an open competition, the master plan to establish the Norilsk-Dudinka urban agglomeration will be developed by the Urbanika Institute of Territorial Planning from St. Petersburg.
Speculation about a new pandemic due to thawing of permafrost in Russia unfounded - scientist
02 february 2024
Speculation about a possibility of a new pandemic due to the release of viruses in the permafrost zone in Siberia are unfounded, and the probability of a new global virus is much higher to arise from viruses that circulate among animals, TASS quoted an Epidemiology institute representative as saying.
Belarus interested in the development of the Northern Sea Route
01 february 2024
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the republic is interested in a speedy development of the Northern Sea Route and its use for export purposes.
Cargo transportation along the NSR to grow every year - Rosatom
31 january 2024
Special representative of the Rosatom state corporation Vladimir Panov said that the volume of cargo transportation along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) will set records every year.
Oil and gas in the Arctic to be transported by underwater tankers
30 january 2024
In future, underwater tankers and bulk carriers will be used to transport goods in the Arctic, said Alexander Yulin, the head of the laboratory of long-term ice forecasts and ice regime of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of Russia.
