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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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Promoting Russian jewellery brands
04 december 2007
In the opinion of the RBC Daily, the way chosen by Jewellery Company Adamas to win over buyers from the mass consumption segment is far from being the most cost effective. Market consolidation makes all the players to expand into the retail zone in a rapid way; may be they are not competing for the richest and most demanding buyers, but they do compete for mass buyers, who are seeking their wares in the low price range.
Trends in jewellery design
03 december 2007
Three years ago, people in the West started to feature steel decorations with diamonds. Today this is the pinnacle of fashion, although our buyers treat it in a chilly way. This kind of fashion may be very easily explained: in mature economies, the jewellery industry is experiencing a certain crisis. The problem is old – the growing competition with emergent nations.
Russians are weak for discounts
03 december 2007
Today Russian are ready to plank down an average of 3 000 to 5 000 roubles for jewellery. Experts perceive this as an expansion opening for manufacturers and sellers.
Russian jewellery market: facts, assessments and trends
29 november 2007
According to surveys performed by the Inventica Company, in the course of last 5 years the Russian jewellery market was showing high growth rates of 25-30% annually. The stable market growth was the result of the population higher well-being leading to increased purchasing capacity.
Jewellery segment in figures: October – November
27 november 2007
According to GEMS, the largest analytical company in the precious metals market, the world demand for gold in 2006 went up by 22% as compared with the previous year and reached a record high notch of $65 billion. Last year, gold prices rose by 23%.
