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Alrosa
Alrosa Sales Slide in August
Alrosa’s sales fell 38% year on year to $181.8 million in August, as weakness in the market persisted. However, the
News Sep 10, 2019 Rapaport News
Marketing
Opinion: An Urgent Call to Invest in Marketing
The diamond industry must significantly increase its marketing spend to ensure the trade’s longevity. This need
Analysis Sep 09, 2019 Shashin Choksi & Siddharth Choksi
Alrosa
Alrosa Consolidating Key Mining Division
Alrosa’s supervisory board will vote Tuesday on whether to close a subsidiary that controls two of its largest mines,
News Sep 08, 2019 Rapaport News
Jim Duffy
Tracr Aiming to Be More Than a Blockchain
As a tech guy, Jim Duffy spends much of his time on the road explaining technical terms in a way laymen
Features Sep 04, 2019 Avi Krawitz
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Alrosa to Hold Second True Colors Auction
Alrosa will offer more than 200 polished colored diamonds at the Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem
News Aug 25, 2019 Rapaport News
Alrosa
Alrosa Slashes Full-Year Sales Outlook
Alrosa has reduced its sales forecast for this year in light of sluggish rough demand in the second
News Aug 20, 2019 Rapaport News
Sotheby's
Sotheby’s Expects $26M for Pink Diamond
A 10.64-carat pink diamond ring worth up to $25.5 million will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s Hong Kong sale.
News Aug 18, 2019 Rapaport News
KGK, Botswana
Who’s Buying the Rough in 2019?
The stability of the diamond industry is largely in the hands of 122 manufacturers and dealers that buy rough
News Aug 11, 2019 Joshua Freedman
Alrosa
Alrosa Sales Hit Lowest Level on Record
Alrosa’s July sales slumped to their lowest point in three years, as weakness in the rough market continued to impact
News Aug 11, 2019 Rapaport News
Diamonds at Tenders
Let’s Set Our Sights on the Auctions
De Beers’ first-half earnings highlighted the many challenges facing the diamond trade. But beyond the sharp
Analysis Aug 07, 2019 Avi Krawitz
De Beers
Diamond Trading Quiet Amid Tight Profits
RAPAPORT PRESS RELEASE, August 6, 2019, Las Vegas … Diamond-market sentiment was weak in July due to tight profits
Press Release Aug 06, 2019 Rapaport
Alrosa
Alrosa Nets Fish-Shaped Diamond
Alrosa’s knack for recovering unusually shaped diamonds has scaled new heights with the discovery of a rough
News Aug 01, 2019 Rapaport News
Alrosa
Alrosa Deputy CEO Among Senior Exits
Yury Okoemov, one of Alrosa’s deputy CEOs and head of its diamond-cutting division, is leaving the Russian miner,
News Jul 31, 2019 Rapaport News
AFG
French Gem Group to Hold Diamond Symposium
The French Association of Gemmology (AFG) will hold a conference in Paris on the state of the diamond industry, it said
News Jul 23, 2019 Rapaport News
Botswana Diamonds
Botswana Diamonds to Start Selling by 4Q
Botswana Diamonds has raised the funds needed to continue operations, and expects to hold its first sale
News Jul 22, 2019 Rapaport News
Alrosa Lomonosov deposit
Alrosa Falls Victim to Changing Retail Practices
Retailers’ attempts to maintain low diamond inventories are hurting demand across the trade, Alrosa warned after
News Jul 18, 2019 Rapaport News
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Alrosa Partners with Zimbabwe Mining Company
Alrosa has agreed to a joint venture with national miner Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) for exploring
News Jul 17, 2019 Rapaport News
Alrosa
Alrosa Sales Fall Amid Diamond Oversupply
Alrosa’s sales continued to slump in June, closing off a first half that saw a heavy drop in demand for
News Jul 10, 2019 Rapaport News
Alrosa rough
Stop Buying Rough
The prevailing panic surrounding the rise of lab-grown diamonds is overshadowing the bigger challenge facing the diamond
Analysis Jul 03, 2019 Avi Krawitz
De Beers Sorting
De Beers Cuts Prices as Rough Sales Slide
De Beers’ rough-diamond sales slumped to a 20-month low of $390 million in June amid weak sentiment in the manufacturing sector.
News Jun 25, 2019 Avi Krawitz
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