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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
Angola hopes to discuss diamond plans with Russia by the end of the year
"Our relations would benefit if the sixth meeting of the Russian-Angolan intergovernmental commission on economic, scientific and technical cooperation and trade were held as soon as possible. It was supposed to take place back in 2020, then it was postponed for a number of reasons and will probably take place this year. We hope that it will take place before the end of the year. A number of agreements and memoranda should be signed during the meeting, which could give a new impetus to Russian-Angolan relations," the ambassador said.
According to him, this also concerns one of the priority sectors of bilateral cooperation – diamond mining.
"The protocol of the agreement signed between the two countries on June 26, 2009 on the promotion and mutual protection of investments remains in force, according to which Alrosa's investments are used in other projects and companies, and not only in the mining sector.... If an intergovernmental commission meeting were held this year, it would allow the parties to sign the necessary agreements and carry out additional work to understand further plans in this industry," da Silva Cunha said.
Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished