LDB’s David Troostwyk: London still has major role to play in global diamond trade

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David Johnson: De Beers balancing lab-grown and natural diamonds rarity while pioneering ethical transparency

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28 april 2025

Who will bear the cost? Paul Zimnisky weighs in on U.S. jewellery tariff impact

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14 april 2025

Thataitsile Moremedi: South Africa's State Diamond Trader providing market access, exposure for nascent manufacturers

Although it is challenging for previously disadvantaged individuals to enter the diamond industry due to the financial barriers, South Africa's State Diamond Trader is providing nascent entrepreneurs with exposure, market access, and other support...

31 march 2025

Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge: KP has failed to adapt to contemporary challenges

The United Nations-backed Kimberley Process (KP), established in 2003 to prevent conflict diamonds from entering the mainstream rough diamond market, has failed to adapt to contemporary challenges, such as state-sponsored violence and sophisticated...

17 march 2025

India's cut & polished diamonds export declines 38.86%, rough imports up by 10.17% in April 2023

31 may 2023
India's overall gross export of Cut & Polished diamonds at $ 1320.34 million in the month of APR 2023 is showing a decline of 38.86% as compared to $ 2159.64 mn for the same period of the previous year, as per data from the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) of India.
The overall gross Imports of Cut & Polished diamonds at $ 70.52 million in the month of APR 2023 is showing a decline of 36.99% as compared to $ 111.91 mn for the same period of the previous year.
The overall gross Imports of Cut & Polished diamonds in DTA at $ 30.48 mn is showing a growth of 2.70% as compared to $ 29.68 mn for the same period of April 2022.
The overall gross Imports of Cut & Polished diamonds in SEZ at $ 40.04 mn is showing a decline of -51.31% as compared to $ 82.23 mn for the same period of April 2022.
Gross Imports of rough diamonds at $ 1443.82 mn in APR 2023 have shown a growth of 10.17 compared with the imports at $ 1310.58 mn for previous year. In volume terms, gross Import of rough diamonds at 113.69 lakhs carats during APR 2023 has shown a growth of 88.51% compared with the imports at 60.31 lakhs carats during the previous year.
Provisional gross export of Polished Lab Grown Diamonds for the period APR 2023 at $ 96.86 mn shows a decline of 34.62% over the comparative figure of $ 148.13 mn for the previous year.

Aruna Gaitonde, Editor in Chief of the Asian Bureau, Rough&Polished