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- Angola Diamond Revenue Drops, Despite Doubling Export Volume
on 4 November 2025 at 6:00 amAngola more than doubled the volume of diamonds exported in the first nine months of 2025 - but saw revenue fall by 14 per cent as prices globally kept on collapsing. Production from January to September was 10.7m carats, the government said ...
- CIBJO's Definitive Blue List Almost Readyon 1 November 2025 at 12:00 am
The Blue List, a definitive glossary of terms being prepared by the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) should now be released during the first quarter of 2026. Work on the project started in 2019, delegates at the CIBJO Congress, in Paris, were told ...
- US Tariffs: "Existential Threat" to Israel's Diamond Industryon 30 October 2025 at 12:00 pm
Israel's diamond industry is facing an "existential threat" after the US zero-rated polished diamond imports from the EU, but retained the 15 per cent tariff on Israeli goods. "If tariffs were lifted for Europe, Israel deserves the same," Nissim Zuaretz, president...
- De Beers Rough Sales Triple in Q3on 30 October 2025 at 10:00 am
De Beers sold $700m worth of rough diamonds across its two sights in the three months to 30 September - more than tripling the $213m recorded during the same period last year. In the third quarter of 2024, the company held only one sight, having ...
- Lab Grown Bubble has Burst, says Zeroukion 30 October 2025 at 5:00 am
The lab grown bubble has burst, says Feriel Zerouki, president of the World Diamond Council (WDC), as consumers return to natural stones. She was speaking at the Angola International Mining Conference (AIMC) 2025, held last Wednesday and Thursday...