Yoram Dvash: Industry unity, producer leadership and marketing investment key to natural diamond's future

The natural diamond industry is navigating a period of significant transition, but there are increasing signs that the foundations for a stronger and more positive future are being built, according to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB)...

29 june 2026

AWDC: First fully traceable artisanal diamonds from DRC sold on the international market in Antwerp

In a historic milestone for the diamond industry, fully traceable, artisanal diamonds from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been sold on the international market for the very first time in Antwerp. Below, Ine Tassignon, AWDC spokesperson, provides...

22 june 2026

Natural diamonds most desired luxury jewellery, Gen Z spending double baby boomers, reveals De Beers report

Natural diamonds remain the most desired jewellery item among US consumers, with Millennials and Gen Z driving demand value and spending, according to De Beers Group’s The Diamond Report, which draws on the biannual Diamond Acquisition Study of 18,500...

15 june 2026

Edahn Golan: India’s lab-grown diamond exports surpass natural diamonds by volume, yet value gap widens

India’s diamond industry has reached a historic turning point. In March and April 2026, the volume of lab‑grown diamond exports overtook that of natural diamonds, with lab‑grown stones accounting for 51% and 50.4% of total export volume respectively...

01 june 2026

Dr M’zée Fula-Ngenge: Kimberley Process failing Africa

The Kimberley Process (KP) is failing Africa, and the world's definition of a “conflict diamond” is a moral and legal absurdity, according to the African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson M’zée Fula-Ngenge. The following exclusive...

18 may 2026

Panama Diamond Exchange launches trilingual website

07 may 2014

The Panama Diamond Exchange has launched its official website, located on the web at www.pde.com.pa. Operating in English, Spanish and Portuguese, it is designed to serve as a comprehensive resource for members of the diamond, colored gemstone and jewelry industries looking for information about PDE, the Panama Gem & Jewelry Center and the gemstone and jewelry sectors in Panama and Latin America.
The new website features four primary sections, respectively providing information about the Panama Diamond Exchange, Latin America's first and only diamond bourse, the Panama Gem & Jewelry Center, which is currently under construction and when its first phase opens later this year will be the only dedicated diamond, colored gemstone and jewelry center in a region that includes South and Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean.
The website also covers comprehensive data on Republic of Panama, with a special emphasis on its economy and the procedures required for setting up a business in the Free Zone associated with PDE and the Panama Gem & Jewelry Center.
Separate section of the website is devoted to the fast-growing luxury and jewelry markets of Latin America.

Olga Patseva, Editor in Chief of the American Bureau, Rough&Polished