Blockchain based Platform? Original Article De Beers Group Blog EXPECTATIONS CHANGING | CHANGING EXPECTATIONS: DIAMOND TRACE-ABILITY 04 Dec 2017, Bruce Cleaver In a world of fleeting connections and disposable luxury, diamonds must stand for enduring value that is grounded in confidence. Confidence that a diamond has been responsibly sourced, confidence in its value and confidence […]
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De Beers ends 2017 Results Diamond giant De Beers said the 10th diamond sales cycle for this year showed the continuation of good demand for rough diamonds. De Beers provisional diamond sales for the tenth and last sight for 2017 amounted to $450m which was 3% down on the $466m recorded for the ninth sight but
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Is Bitcoin Good for Diamonds? While Some See Opportunity, Others Question Bitcoin Stability Nov 8, 2017 3:17 AM By Rachelle Bergstein This article was first published in the November issue of Rapaport Magazine. Article by Rapaport Picture this: You’re helping a customer who is very close to making a purchase on a good-quality, high-value diamond. The topic of payment comes
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ALROSA recovered a unique pink 27.85-carat diamond “Almazy Anabara”, a subsidiary of ALROSA, recovered a large pink rough diamond weighing 27.85 carats. This is a unique discovery: by far the largest company’s pink rough diamond had a weight of about 4 carats. If the company decides to cut this stone, it could become the most
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Meeting of the Supervisory Board of ALROSA On September 23, a meeting of the Supervisory Board of ALROSA (PAO) was held in Mirny, under the chairmanship of the head of the council, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. The Supervisory Board, in particular, supported the decision to hire an independent consultant to investigate the causes of the accident
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Diamond Marketing budget of $140M for De Beers De Beers Group has announced it will invest more than US$140 million in diamond marketing this year – its biggest spend since 2008. The increased investment will be focused on generating further consumer demand for diamond jewellery in the leading markets globally, with the greatest spend targeted
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Who are the Diamond Producing Countries? Diamonds are mined in 24 different countries know as diamond producing countries. Group 1 countries produce the fewest pure gem quality diamonds. They mainly produce industrial diamonds and near-gem quality diamonds destined for fashion jewelry markets. Group 2 countries produce the largest number of commercial grade diamonds mainly destined
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BIRTHSTONES BY MONTH Birthstones are commonly associated with a month in a typical year. The birthstone for January is a garnet, while our favorite is April a diamond . Diamonds a girl’s best friend, the diamond is the traditional birthstone for the month of April and supposed to bring the wearer better relationships, an increase in
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Venezuela rejoins global anti-‘blood diamonds’ group Venezuela has rejoined an international pact to curtail the smuggling of conflict diamonds, vowing to resume issuing export certificates to guarantee the minerals are not being used to finance war or violent activity. The minerals-rich South American country stopped issuing export certificates in 2005 and unilaterally removed itself
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No diamonds in the dirt for burrowing Italian jewel thieves The search for lucre was filthy indeed for six Italians jailed this week over a bid to burrow up from the sewers of Naples into luxury shops and make off with jewels worth hundreds of thousands of euros. Three were caught in the
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