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Dual diamond trade record: Dubai realises $41.7B from 359.5M carats in 2025
Dubai recorded $41.7 billion in diamond trade from 359.5 million carats in 2025, setting new records in both value and volume in the same year for the first time, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) highlighted as it convened the seventh...
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DMCC forms education partnership with HRD Antwerp
The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has announced a new education partnership between the Dubai Design Academy and HRD Antwerp, Europe’s leading authority in diamond and jewellery grading, to expand access to internationally recognized...
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Rio Tinto’s diamond production drops by 68% following Diavik closure
Rio Tinto’s diamond production fell by 68% during the first nine months of 2026. This decline follows the closure of the Diavik mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories this March after 23 years of operation due to its depletion.
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Ghana sets 2030 deadline to end raw mineral exports
Ghana's President John Mahama has set a target to halt all exports of unprocessed minerals by the end of the decade, as the West African nation seeks to capture more economic value from its natural resources, African Business has reported.
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A rare 9-carat pink diamond goes on display after 100 years of its theft
A rare nine-carat pink diamond, stolen from a French château nearly 100 years ago, has been unveiled to the public for the first time.
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Vital Problems of State Control
27 february 2008
The practice of foreign countries and in particular that of Canada and South Africa proves there is a special interest on the government part to the circulation of precious metals and gems (PMG) in those countries where these products are produced in substantial amounts.
Diamonds Positioning
12 february 2008
Ten years ago, the bosses of De Beers, the major market manager in the diamond industry, were worried about the slower retail sales of diamond jewelry as compared with the above-mentioned competing goods on the background of growing world economy during last decades.
Trends of jewellery design
11 february 2008
The new season of jewellery fairs and exhibitions of 2008 opened with the winter exhibition First in the Italian Vicenza. After the termination of the season of Christmas sales in the end of the last year, when already recognized ideas of jewels’ design were played, the exhibition in Vicenza allows to speak about the first trends of the new year.
India kicks-off
08 february 2008
One more market attracting permanent attention is Indian one. According to mass-media, Indian companies are making their best for the promotion of their brands on the international market.
Trends 2008: Designer’s View
07 february 2008
The day before the New Year “Kommersant-Weekend” asked representatives of the largest jeweller’s companies how they saw the main 2008 trends.
