India pulls down Antwerp’s diamond trade by more than 30 per cent
Sluggish off-take of rough diamonds and export of cut and polished diamonds by Indian gems and jewllery sector has badly affected the trade in the global diamond trading hub, Antwerp. The Belgium city saw...
Surat 250 Diamond Units Shuttered and 40,000 Jobs Cut in Last Year
The news out of Surat, India's "Diamond City," is troubling, with reports of 250 diamond units there and across Gujarat having shut down in the past year. According to the Times of India, up...
77 Diamonds reveals ambitions to become a ‘European fine jewellery powerhouse’
Online giant jewellery 77 Diamonds have revealed ambitious plans to become a European fine jewellery powerhouse and double in size by 2023.
In an exclusive interview with The Express, the firm, which won the Digital...
ALROSA August sales of rough and polished diamonds reached $181.8 million
ALROSA Group announces diamond sales results for August and eight months of 2019.
In August, ALROSA Group sold $181.8 million worth of rough and polished diamonds. Rough diamond sales by value amounted to $180.2 million,...
Consumers can now get lab-grown diamond piercings in Covent Garden and Knightsbridge
British lab-grown diamond jewellery brand, Lark & Berry, has rolled out its luxury piercing concept to two new locations in London.
Consumers will now be able to get a lab-grown diamonds piercing at Covent Garden-based...
Rio Tinto Launches Argyle Pink Everlastings™ Among Last Pink Diamond Offerings of Argyle Mine
Rio Tinto today announced the launch of its “Argyle Pink Everlastings™ Collection”, a c of rare pink diamonds that will be among the last from its Argyle diamond mine in the east Kimberley region...
ALROSA Supervisory Board to consider withdrawal from ALROSA-Nyurba by way of its voluntary liquidation
At the absentee voting on September 10, the ALROSA Supervisory Board will consider terminating its participation in the share capital of PJSC ALROSA-Nyurba by way of voluntary liquidation of the company. In case of...
Prodiam Forum will open Madrid Jewelry Fair
The prestigious Prodiam Forum will once again be held during Madrid Joya (the Madrid Jewelry Fair), which runs September 12-15. The Prodiam Forum is a recurring, educational forum at which hundreds of gem and...
Drop in large stones dents gem diamonds
Gem Diamonds profit fell in the first half of the year, as the volume of large stones unearthed at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho has significantly declined from last year.
Profit plunged 75% to $6.6...
PM’s Russia Visit Could Boost Trade Relations in Diamond Sector
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, during his recent visit to the Russian Federation (September 4-5, 2019) held extensive discussions with his counterpart HE President Vladimir Putin on wide-ranging trade issues, amongst...
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