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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...
12 october 2026
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
Presentation of the city of Monchegorsk for investors took place at VCIOM
15 september 2023
The All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) held a presentation of the city of Monchergorsk, Murmansk region, for investors on September 11, the press service of the public opinion research company reports.
300.000 people took part in the "Ticket to the Arctic" contest
14 september 2023
More than 300.000 students and researchers from all over the country participated in the "Ticket to the Arctic" competition. The jury selected 30 finalists, 10 of whom will go on a scientific expedition to the Arctic region, the press service of the autonomous non-profit organization "Clean Arctic" reports.
Two icebreaking LNG tankers of the ARC7 ice class built in Russia
13 september 2023
Russian president Vladimir Putin visited the Zvezda shipbuilding complex. During the visit, the president got acquainted with the construction of two icebreaking LNG tankers of the ARC7 ice class, the formation of the hulls of which is currently being carried out in dry dock.
Russian students taught a neural network to predict the movement of ice in the Arctic
12 september 2023
The neural network has been taught to determine the dynamics of ice movement in the Arctic, which will help improve the safety of arctic navigation.
Norilsk Nickel launches Russia's first program to assess the state of the gyrfalcon population
11 september 2023
This issue was discussed by the Vice President for Federal and Regional Programs of the company Andrey Grachev at the first International Forum “Day of the Falcon” as part of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
Russia negotiates with India and China to construct vessels for the Northern Sea Route
08 september 2023
Russia is in the process of negotiations with India and China aimed at the construction of cargo vessels for the Northern Sea Route, according to the minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic Alexey Chekunkov.
Expert: melting of glaciers to ensure transit from Russia via the Northern Sea Route
07 september 2023
The melting of the glaciers of the Arctic Ocean will give Russia the opportunity to ensure trade through China with Europe and North America along the Northern Sea Route. This is the opinion expressed by the famous Russian orientalist Nikolai Vavilov.
