Over the last fifteen years, the role of certification in gemstones has become increasingly important in ensuring that consumers have confidence in what they are buying. The result is that the sector ...

In 1911, an architect from Kyiv, Vladislav Gorodetsky, together with his two fellows - members of the Kyiv Department of the Imperial Society of Proper Hunting, traveled to the British East African ...

The history of the diamond market during WWII attracts the attention of not only academic researchers but also many industry experts today. The reasons are clear: historical parallels between the ...

Reuters reports that Anglo American (AAL.L) is considering the possibility of conducting an IPO for De Beers with a listing in London. Anglo owns 85% of De Beers' shares, with 15% owned by the ...

Alrosa is negotiating with the Angolan side about leaving Catoca – leaks appeared in the press. It is very likely that such “negotiations” are a form of pressure on Alrosa, relations with which ...

Until 2018, all researchers studying the history of the diamond market, who in one way or another touched upon the issue of relations between the USSR and «De Beers», considered it necessary to note ...

At the end of 2023, De Beers reduced diamond raw material sales by 40% to $3.6 billion, compared to $6 billion in 2022. Total revenue for the year decreased by 35% to $4.3 billion. In physical terms, ...

On June 06, 2025, at the annual JCK Las Vegas Show, De Beers CEO Al Cook presented a new jewelry concept called Ombré Desert Diamonds, which, in his opinion, should serve as a tool to optimize the ...

Well, they finally caught them! Indian traders attempted to smuggle Russian diamonds worth $24 million into Antwerp and were apprehended by Belgian police right at the Russian tag. The diamonds were ...

On August 23, 2024, OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) issued two general licenses (No. 103 and No. 104), effectively nullifying the anti-Russian diamond sanctions. These licenses permit the ...

The main result of the Kimberley Process (KP) plenary meeting in Zimbabwe was a clear demonstration of the inability of this institution to make constructive decisions that could consolidate the ...

Let's imagine for a moment that the sanctions imposed in 2024 by the G7 countries against the Russian diamond industry are fully operational and without any hiccups. And the villains attempting to ...