De Beers now offering tailored Sight boxes
It represents a marked change for the century-old sight system.
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DEF Awards $130,000 for Botswana Top Achievers program
The Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F.) has presented a check for $130,000 to the Botswana Top Achievers program.
GJEPC & De Beers jointly launch mega campaign for generic promotion of diamond jewellery
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and De Beers have jointly announced the launch of the much needed generic promotion campaign for diamonds.
Dorothée Gizenga: ‘Blood diamonds’ are no longer the real problem
Dorothée Gizenga, head of the Diamond Development Initiative (DDI), the organization dealing with the traditional diamond mining, in her interview to Rough&Polished
De Beers rough diamond sales for Cycle 8, 2016
The De Beers Group of Companies today announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for the eighth sales cycle of 2016.
Antwerp explains position on undisclosed synthetics at info session
The Federation of Belgian Diamond Bourses, together with the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), has held a well-attended, two-hour information session on synthetic stones for members of the city’s four bourses.
Midstream diamond business normalizing – De Beers
De Beers said the diamond industry registered a challenging year in 2015, but more normal trading conditions returned to the industry’s midstream during the first half of 2016 as a result of actions taken to address inventory indigestion.
Swiss watch executives worried about the future
Leading execs voiced fears about the Swiss franc, the gray market, and counterfeits.
Kimberley Process declares three more areas in CAR as ‘Compliant Zones’
Kimberley Process (KP) Chair Ahmed Bin Sulayem said that the KP Central African Republic (CAR) Monitoring team has declared three more sub-prefectures, Boda, Carnot and Nola, as ‘Compliant Zones’.
Millennials a larger, important unit for diamond industry despite financial constraints – De Beers
“Millennial consumers have distinctive preferences, which in many ways diverge from previous generations,” said Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Ashley Wallace in a research note last June.
ALROSA sales soar in seasonally slower August
ALROSA sold $243 million worth of rough diamonds amid stable market conditions in a seasonally weak August, the Russian miner said as it reported for the first time its monthly sales data.
Interview with Responsible Jewellery Council Executive Director Andrew Bone
Is the time finally right for a diamond chain of custody? Andrew Bone, the executive director of Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), took some time to speak with me following his presentation at the World Diamond Council’s annual meeting earlier this month.