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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
New types of Russian equipment to be tested in the extreme conditions of Yamal
04 december 2023
The latest Arhant-N snowmobiles will be tested in Yamal, the Department of Transport and Road Management of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District reported.
Norway trying to restart the work of the Arctic Council – Ambassador
01 december 2023
The negative rhetoric regarding the Russian presence in the Arctic region has subsided, because there is an understanding that it is very difficult to develop multilateral cooperation without Russia, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Nikolai Korchunov said.
The International Forum "Arctic: Present and Future" to be held on December 7-8 in St. Petersburg
30 november 2023
The XIII International Forum "Arctic: Present and Future" to be held on December 7-8 in St. Petersburg is dedicated to the development of proposals to solve the pressing problems of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation.
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights praised Norilsk Nickel's efforts in interaction with indigenous peoples
29 november 2023
At the 12th UN Forum “Business and Human Rights” in Geneva, Hernán Vales, the Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section Chief of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, met with Alexander Shaburkin, the head of the analytical section of the Federal and Regional Programs Department of Norilsk Nickel.
Murmansk commercial port increased cargo handling for the Arctic
28 november 2023
During the first ten months of 2023, the volume of coastal cargo handled at the Murmansk Commercial Sea Port exceeded 1.2 million tons.
12,500 jobs already created in the Russian Arctic
27 november 2023
It is planned to create about 39,600 new jobs in the Russian Arctic, recognized as a free economic zone, of which 12,500 have already been created, said the Minister of Regional Development Alexei Chekunkov.
India interested in expanding its participation in Arctic scientific projects
24 november 2023
India, an observer member of the Arctic Council, is interested in expanding its participation in joint projects and research in the Arctic, as stated by Indian Foreign Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar at the opening of the second business forum of India's cooperation with the states of Northern Europe and the Baltic States.
