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- Conflict Diamonds: Report Challenges KP Lifting of CAR Embargoon 30 June 2025 at 9:00 am
The Kimberley Process's full lifting of an embargo on Central African Republic (CAR) last November sends a message that conflict diamonds are no longer a problem - which is very far from the truth, says a new report by International Peace Information...
- TAGS Specials Average $1m Eachon 29 June 2025 at 12:00 am
Trans Atlantic Gems Sales (TAGS) sold 15 specials (+10.8 carats) for an average of over $1m each at its latest tender in Luanda, Angola. Prices were above producers' expectations, reflecting what TAGS described as "the continued strength of demand for large...
- Four Arrested over Alrosa Diamond Theftson 26 June 2025 at 6:00 am
Four people have been arrested in Moscow, accused of stealing a batch of diamonds worth RUB 1.9m (USD 22,000) from Alrosa, Russia's state-controlled miner. Valentina Matyushchenkova, an employee who worked in the rough sorting division...
- Endiama and Sodiam Sign up to NDCon 25 June 2025 at 9:00 am
Angola's state-owned diamond businesses - miner Endiama and trading company Sodiam - will officially join the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) next week (from 1 July) and will jointly contribute $8m. Angola, the world's third biggest...
- Russia Still World's Biggest Diamond Produceron 24 June 2025 at 11:00 am
Russia remained the biggest rough diamond-producing country in the world in 2024, by both volume and value, despite the impact of G7 sanctions. By volume it accounted for 32 per cent of global production in 2024 - or 37.3m carats - according to...