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Last week (30th March), I wrote a blog post containing a list of 10 jewelry-related movies to watch while you’re safe at home to give both myself and our readers a break from coronavirus-related news.
Press release – De Beers Group today announced that it will contribute $2,500,000 across Botswana and Namibia to aid the response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Martin Rapaport, chairman of the Rapaport Group, explained how the Rapaport Price List works during a webinar this week.
Alrosa is allowing full flexibility at this week’s monthly rough-diamond sale, enabling long-term clients to delay purchases until later in the year due to the current weak market.
Due to the public health restrictions on the movement of people and product in Botswana, South Africa and India, which prohibit customers from traveling and prevent the shipment of goods to customers’ international operations, De Beers Group will not hold its third Sight of 2020.
Due to the lockdown of many countries due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus COVID-19, ALROSA decided to hold an online auction for the sale of special diamonds (over 10.8 carats), which runs from March 23 to April 6.
De Beers is allowing sightholders unlimited deferrals at its upcoming rough-diamond sale as manufacturing closures have obliterated demand, market sources told Rapaport News.
Gem Diamonds announced a sharp fall in profits for 2019 as it recovered fewer carats and sold them at lower prices.
Press release – ALROSA announces rough and polished diamond sales results for February 2020.
Press release – ALROSA takes further action to support long-term customers amid global market uncertainty.
Reforms to Angola’s diamond industry have boosted the country’s tax revenue by 42% over the past two years, according to national diamond-trading company Sodiam.
Gem Diamonds has recovered five large, high-quality stones at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, it said Friday 6th March.
