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Dmitry Fedorov: I want our jewelry to be displayed at a museum in the future
Dmitry Fedorov is the founder of the eponymous jewelry house. His main focus is the creation of Orthodox-inspired premium luxury jewelry of high artistic merit. He told Rough&Polished about his journey in the jewelry industry, about choosing the ‘Orthodox...
28 october 2024
Responsible business practices ‘no longer optional’, says WDC President Feriel Zerouki
The president of the World Diamond Council takes time out of her busy schedule to tell Rough&Polished readers about the critical work of the WDC. Zerouki, the first female present of the body, which includes all the important industry organizations among...
14 october 2024
James Campbell: Botswana Diamonds optimistic as it enters uncharted territory of using AI for mineral exploration
London-listed Botswana Diamonds has expressed optimism about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the exploration database in Botswana to look for new mineralised deposits. Company managing director James Campbell told Rough...
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...
30 september 2024
Paul Zimnisky: China key for sustained recovery in demand for natural diamonds, prices
The curtailing of upstream and midstream natural diamond production in the past months is starting to have an effect on prices, according to the New-York-based independent diamond and jewellery analyst and consultant, Paul Zimnisky. He told Rough & Polished’s...
23 september 2024
Mountain Province clocks second highest quarterly revenue in its history
13 july 2022
Mountain Province Diamonds announced production and sales results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 from the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine in Canada posting an increase of 16% over the previous quarter in rough sales by volume.
Titan recovers from a two-year gap in jewelry sales
13 july 2022
Reporting on the results of QI FY23, Titan, an Indian manufacturer of jewellery, watches and eyewear said it was “a near normal first quarter after a gap of 2 years” pushing up sales by 205% YOY on a low base.
DGCX Trades Total Value of USD 11,623 Million during June
13 july 2022
Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange registered a monthly Average Open Interest (AOI) of 120,960 contracts for the month of June and notional value traded of USD 11.6 billion. With the rising global inflation, political instability and stock market volatility, market participants continued to turn to alternative safe-haven assets this month.
Indian rupee is now a tool for cross-border trade
12 july 2022
On Monday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued permission to use the Indian rupee for payments in export and import transactions “in order to promote growth of global trade with emphasis on exports from India and to support the increasing interest of global trading community in INR.”
Mastercard SpendingPulse: U.S. jewelry spending goes up in June
12 july 2022
According to Mastercard SpendingPulseTM, which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, U.S. consumer retail spending excluding automotive increased +9.5% year-over-year (YOY) in June.
Zales® launches a 185-facet diamond
12 july 2022
Zales The Diamond Store® operated by Signet Jewelers Limited, the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, announced the exclusive launch of the Celebration Infinite™ diamond. Each center diamond in the bridal ring collection features an exclusive cut designed with 185 facets, three times more than traditional brilliant-cut diamonds
Kunming Diamonds appoints Rahul Jauhari as Director - Sales & Marketing
11 july 2022
Kunming Diamonds, a global leader in natural fancy-colored diamonds, announced the appointment of Rahul Jauhari as Director - Sales and Marketing, as per the company’s statement for the press released on Monday.
HB Antwerp goes Nano
11 july 2022
HB Antwerp, the largest diamond ecosystem in the Northern hemisphere, announced a partnership with Nanores, a European pioneer in nanotechnology, said HB Antwerp’s press release received by Rough&Polished. Nanores and HB Antwerp have entered a strategic partnership to add Nanores’ pioneering nanotechnology capabilities to the HB Ecosystem.
IEG: The Italian jewellery summit will be back in Arezzo in December
11 july 2022
At the beginning of December, the second edition of the “Italian Jewellery Summit” will return to Arezzo. A decision taken in joint agreement with Italian Exhibition Group, Arezzo Fiere e Congressi, the Municipality of Arezzo, Chamber of Commerce and the relevant trade associations, reinforcing the synergy and team spirit demonstrated at the time of the restart with Oroarezzo 2022. All the players are already at work to bring the Summit back to Arezzo.
Norilsk Nickel’s representatives win the award "For contribution to the development of ESG in Russia"
08 july 2022
The Association of Managers of Russia named the laureates of the award "For contribution to the development of ESG in Russia,” among which are representatives of Norilsk Nickel - Larisa Zelkova, Senior Vice President, Head of the HR, Social Policy and Public Relations Block, and Alexei Novakov, Director of the Polar Transportation Branch of the company. The announcement was posted on the website of the Association of Managers of Russia.
