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Dmitry Fedorov: I want our jewelry to be displayed at a museum in the future
Dmitry Fedorov is the founder of the eponymous jewelry house. His main focus is the creation of Orthodox-inspired premium luxury jewelry of high artistic merit. He told Rough&Polished about his journey in the jewelry industry, about choosing the ‘Orthodox...
28 october 2024
Responsible business practices ‘no longer optional’, says WDC President Feriel Zerouki
The president of the World Diamond Council takes time out of her busy schedule to tell Rough&Polished readers about the critical work of the WDC. Zerouki, the first female present of the body, which includes all the important industry organizations among...
14 october 2024
James Campbell: Botswana Diamonds optimistic as it enters uncharted territory of using AI for mineral exploration
London-listed Botswana Diamonds has expressed optimism about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the exploration database in Botswana to look for new mineralised deposits. Company managing director James Campbell told Rough...
07 october 2024
Artur Salyakayev: For me, happiness is freedom to make my ideas happen and create valuable products
Artur Salyakayev is an art entrepreneur, founder of the International Jewelry Academy (IJA) and the INCRUA jewelry company. He has initiated and developed successful projects in jewelry industry and services sector. He is also a leading expert...
30 september 2024
Paul Zimnisky: China key for sustained recovery in demand for natural diamonds, prices
The curtailing of upstream and midstream natural diamond production in the past months is starting to have an effect on prices, according to the New-York-based independent diamond and jewellery analyst and consultant, Paul Zimnisky. He told Rough & Polished’s...
23 september 2024
Israeli Diamonds Continue Upward Trend in H1 2022
In the first half of the year, net imports of rough diamonds to Israel amounted to $1.01 billion, an increase of 1.4% over the same period last year. Net rough diamond exports during that period totaled $966 million, an increase of 6.4% compared to the first half of 2021.
Net polished diamond imports in the first half of the year amounted to $1.78 billion, an increase of 28.7% compared to the corresponding half in 2021. Net polished diamond exports amounted to $2.23 billion, an increase of 30% compared to the first half of 2021.
In the past month, exports of rough diamonds to the United Arab Emirates amounted to about $36 million, which constitutes about 19% of Israel's total rough diamond exports in June. During this month, approximately $64 million worth of rough diamonds were imported from the UAE, which is about 30% of the total rough diamonds imported into Israel in June.
Israel Diamond Exchange President Boaz Moldawsky commending the continued positive trend in the Israeli diamond industry said that the country’s diamantaires will continue their intensive efforts in the hope that the second half of the year will show continued growth in the major parameters.