De Beers shines light on budding jewellery designers

Diamond giant De Beers will this year conduct its bi-annual Shining Light Awards jewellery design competition. De Beers beneficiation manager Kagiso Fredericks told Rough & Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview they set aside 4.5 carats...

22 july 2024

DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club mulls diamond safari tours in southern Africa

DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club (DDC) is set to organise diamond safari tours in southern Africa, home to major diamond-producing countries. DDC founder Agnes Abdulahu told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa that the launch of the first diamond safari...

15 july 2024

Vladislav Zhdanov: Questions of efficiency and investment potential of diamond mining versus diamond growing pique keen interest

Vladislav Zhdanov is Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). He told Rough&Polished about new researches into the effectiveness of diamond production methods.

02 july 2024

Why it's expensive to cut and polish diamonds in Africa? ADMA president António Oliveira has the answer

The African Diamond Manufacturers Association (ADMA) president António Oliveira told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that the lack of a robust infrastructure in Africa fails to accelerate and encourage manufacturing...

24 june 2024

Edahn Golan: IPO feasible but not Anglo’s preferred way to sell De Beers

Edahn Golan, owner of the eponymous Edahn Golan Diamond Research and Data, told Rough&Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that while an IPO of De Beers is “feasible,"  he does not think this is a route Anglo American...

17 june 2024

Moscow exchange to limit settlements on Polymetal shares from July 20

20 july 2023

The Moscow Exchange will limit settlements on Polymetal shares from July 20, 2023 due to the upcoming re-registration of the company, TASS reports.

Starting July 29, settlements will be stopped and will open only after a corporate action has taken place, the exchange said.

"From July 20 to July 27, 2023, the only valid settlement codes are those with the expected execution of no later than July 27, 2023," the exchange said in a statement.

The exchange noted that share trading will resume as soon as the relevant corporate action is taken.

Earlier, at a corporate shareholders meeting Polymetal made a decision to relocate its headquarters from the Jersey Island to the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) in Kazakhstan. As a result of the re-registration, the main listing of the company will move from the LSE to the Astana International Exchange.