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- CIBJO's Definitive Blue List Almost Ready
on 1 November 2025 at 12:00 amThe 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...
- Angola Bidding for Majority Stake in De Beerson 27 October 2025 at 4:00 am
Angola is now bidding for overall control of De Beers, with a proposal to buy Anglo American's entire 85 per cent stake, according to Reuters, Bloomberg and other news sources. It's only a month since Diamantino Azevedo, Angola's minister of ...