Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge

Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...

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Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push

De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...

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South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026

South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...

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David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle

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The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds

The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
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Over 600 proposals made following “Arctic: Present and Future” forum

12 february 2025

The organizers of the forum “Arctic: Present and Future” reported that the event's resolution included 633 proposals, grouped into 12 thematic sections.

"All initiatives are classified by application as methodological or applied and collected into 12 thematic sections," the forum said in a statement, as cited by TASS.

A separate section of the draft resolution is devoted to proposals for updating the Arctic Zone Development Strategy and ensuring national security up to 2035.

Several proposals in the resolution also concern issues of infrastructure support and the integrated development of the Northern Sea Route. The document contains proposals on the need to maintain the current tax conditions for the implementation of anchor investment projects.

To develop shipping in the eastern sector of the Arctic, which is characterized by more difficult climatic conditions, it was proposed to formulate new requirements for ice-class vessels.

The XIV international forum "Arctic: Present and Future" was held on December 12-13, 2024.

Theodor Lisovoy, Managing Editor, Rough&Polished