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James Campbell: Botswana Diamonds optimistic as it enters uncharted territory of using AI for mineral exploration

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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...

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Paul Zimnisky: China key for sustained recovery in demand for natural diamonds, prices

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23 september 2024

Vladimir Pilyushin: The jewelry market is not stand-alone and moves by the same laws as other markets

Vladimir Pilyushin is editor-in-chief of Russian Jeweler, a leading magazine about the jewelry industry in Russia. He told Rough&Polished about his view on the evolution of the jewelry industry in Russia and touched upon some of its problems.

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Northam Platinum boosts group liquidity, financial flexibility

05 july 2023

Northam Platinum has concluded and implemented an agreement to restructure its existing banking facilities.

The restructuring means that the company’s R2.45 billion term loan facility has been fully settled and cancelled, while the existing R7.16 billion five-year revolving credit facility (RCF) rose by R2.85 billion to R10 billion.

Northam’s total available banking facilities are now R11 billion, comprising the increased RCF of R10 billion and existing general banking facilities of R1 billion.

“Consequently, the restructure has both increased Northam’s available banking facilities and removed the early staggered maturity profile, thereby enhancing the group’s liquidity and financial flexibility until August 2027,” it said.

Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished