Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge: Demand for considerable-sized diamonds stronger than ever

The African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that although overall global diamond prices have been somewhat soft, the demand for considerable-sized diamonds...

02 september 2024

Amplats sees prospects as a standalone company

Anglo has revealed its plans to demerge Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), which has operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, to optimise shareholder value. Rough&Polished contacted Amplats to comment on this and other issues but was referred...

19 august 2024

WFDB President Yoram Dvash Remains Confident Despite Global Diamond Challenges

Yoram Dvash is President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) having been elected in 2020. He found time in his busy schedule to speak to Rough&Polished about the state of the diamond industry around the world and some of the major...

12 august 2024

Lyudmila Vysotskaya: Amber is a mystical stone, a living substance

Lyudmila Vysotskaya is a Kaliningrad-based amber artist and designer, expert, chairwoman of the Amber Academy and member of the Creative Union of Artists in Decorative and Applied Arts. This summer, visitors could admire the art works by Lyudmila Vysotskaya...

30 july 2024

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

ALROSA’s Supervisory Board to Adjust Budget for 2012 and Dividend Policy

17 october 2012

Supervisory Board of OJSC AK ALROSA will hold a meeting scheduled on 26 October 2012, to consider a number of issues related to the company’s production and operation activities, RosBusinessConsulting reported citing the company’s statement.
Among other issues listed in agenda, members of Supervisory Board plan to approve the adjusted budget of AK ALROSA for the current year of 2012 and amendments to dividend policy, as well as consider the issues related to the company’s core assets, results of procurement activities for the first half of 2012, approval of Regulation on the terms and procedure of natural diamonds distribution effected by AK ALROSA;  Supervisory Board will also approve transaction of interest, elect  members of the company’s Executive Committee, etc.