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Qatar and Israel, which have not established diplomatic relations, have signed a diamond trading agreement, according to IDEX Online following a report in Globes business news website. Credit: IDI The ...
Jewelry purchases are on the rise in the U.S., with consumers ramping up their spending, according to diamond analyst Edahn Golan. This renewed interest drove a 7.4% increase in revenue compared to ...
Russian mining giant Alrosa reported a 4.6% decline in diamond production for 2024, with total output falling to 33 million carats of rough diamonds, down from 34.6 million carats the previous year, ...
De Beers CEO Al Cook predicts the natural diamond market will gradually recover later in 2024, despite ongoing challenges, as reported by Diamond World. Cook made these comments at the JGW exhibition ...
Diamond prices fell by 3.12% in July, following declines of 2% in June and 1.02% in May, according to the IDEX Price Index, reported by IDEX Online. This is the sharpest price drop so far in 2024.
The newly-appointed president and vice-president of the AWDC (Antwerp World Diamond Centre) board of directors are calling for additional verification points to ensure sanctions on Russian diamonds ...
The African Diamond Council (ADC) has announced plans to adopt Authentia.io, a blockchain-powered traceability platform, to enhance transparency and accountability in the global diamond trade, as ...
In a new report called 2022 Pipeline – Embracing Reality: Hybrid Diamond Jewelry, written by Pranay Narvekar and Chaim Even-Zohar, and published by IDEX Online, the authors analyze and discuss the ...
Botswana Diamonds (BOD) is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize the discovery of new diamond deposits, IDEX Online reports. According to the UK-based explorer, it aims to harness ...
In a recent article on Solitaire, an B2B gem and jewelry magazine published by India’s Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), diamond analyst Paul Zimnisky discusses Western sanctions ...
Mining giant Rio Tinto reported strong performance in 2024 but also noted a decline in diamond production, according to a report by Rough & Polished. According to the report, diamond production at the ...
Over the centuries, Jews have had a special connection to the diamond trade. Diamonds are first mentioned in the bible, and over the years, Jews all over the world have developed their diamond ...