Qatar and Israel, which have not established diplomatic relations, have signed a diamond trading agreement, according to IDEX Online following a report in Globes business news website. Credit: IDI The ...

Russian mining giant Alrosa reported a 4.6% decline in diamond production for 2024, with total output falling to 33 million carats of rough diamonds, down from 34.6 million carats the previous year, ...

Golan explains that the diamond industry as a whole experienced significant upheaval in 2024. While such disruptions are often triggered by external events, last year’s challenges were primarily the ...

Over the centuries, Jews have had a special connection to the diamond trade. Diamonds are first mentioned in the bible, and over the years, Jews all over the world have developed their diamond ...

A square emerald-cut diamond weighing 25.02 carats made auction history in Australia when it broke the million dollar (AUD) barrier for the first time. According to IDEX Online, the stone – the ...

Mining giant Rio Tinto reported strong performance in 2024 but also noted a decline in diamond production, according to a report by Rough & Polished. According to the report, diamond production at the ...

Nissim Zuaretz, President of the Israel Diamond Manufacturers Association (IsDMA) and owner of DN Diamonds, which has been awarded the title of Outstanding Exporter three times in the past decade, was ...

Family of Italy’s Last King, the heirs of Umberto II – Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy and the princesses Maria Gabriella, Maria Pia and Maria Beatrice – are trying to reclaim the crown jewels that ...

British-based Meylor Global, an international company that produces lab-grown diamonds, has produced a lab-grown diamond weighing 150.42 carats – which has been graded as the largest ever, IDEX Online ...

Botswana Diamonds has announced that it expects “the first recoveries of diamonds” at its Marsfontein mine in South Africa this month, Rough & Polished reports. The alluvial and dump mine, which was ...

US Watch and jewelry sales in November 2022 fell 3.8% year-on-year. In October, sales decreased by 3.4%. September has been revised from a 1.3% increase down to 0.7%. According to IDEX Online, sales ...

The IDEX polished diamond index for January 2021, published by IDEX Online, shows that diamond prices went up 1.5% year-on-year, “breaking through the x-axis for the first time since April 2019”.