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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
The number of participants in the Russian-Asian Consortium for Arctic Research is growing
05 september 2022
According to the Project Office for Arctic Development (POAD), the Russian-Asian consortium for Arctic research led by the North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU), the Government of Yakutia and the Northern Sustainable Development Forum, was replenished with ten more members.
The new satellites to provide continuous monitoring of Arctic waters and communication in the Arctic
02 september 2022
The Arctic-M satellite constellation will be formed over the Arctic, capable of making up to two million accurate images per year. This will allow for detailed monitoring of the hydrometeorological situation in the macroregion.
The Arctic never been so hot in the last 7,500 years
01 september 2022
Studies of annual tree rings conducted by experts from the Swiss Federal Research Institute of Forest, Snow and Landscape of the University of Geneva allow us to trace the extent of climate change in the Arctic.
The self-propelled platform "North Pole" has been put into operation
31 august 2022
"Admiralty Shipyards" have put into operation an ice-resistant self-propelled platform (LSP) The North Pole which is a scientific expedition vessel designed for long–term drift in the Arctic ice, the press service of the shipbuilding enterprise reported.
The Arctic and the Barents region heating up faster than previously thought
30 august 2022
The temperature in the Arctic circle is increasing approximately four times faster than the average for the planet, the Meteorological Institute of Finland reported on the results of long-term observations. Based on previous studies conducted by other organizations, it was assumed that the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the world average.
Karelian Arctic territories become more attractive after the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions
29 august 2022
Artur Parfenchikov, Head of Karelia held an extended meeting of the Council under the Head of the Republic of Karelia on the development of the Karelia territories in the Russian Arctic zone, according to the media communication service of his office. The participants summed up the interim results of the special economic regime and also discussed measures to support tourism and other projects.
Experts identify the risks of earthquakes in Arkhangelsk due to anthropogenic load
26 august 2022
Experts of the Laverov Federal Research Center for the Comprehensive Study of the Arctic at the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences called the zone from Arkhangelsk to Kotlas the most likely territory where the number of low-amplitude earthquakes and karst sinkholes will increase. The reason may be a higher anthropogenic load, Yury Kutinov, chief researcher at the center, told TASS on Tuesday.
