26/03/2024
• Samuel Ord
Concern within the international diamond industry about the impact of sanctions against Russian diamonds has worsened in recent weeks.
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14/11/2023
• Samuel Ord
The Kimberley Process plenary meeting in Zimbabwe has reached a bitter ending after concluding with a deadlock over the definition of ‘conflict diamonds’.
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27/10/2023
• Samuel Ord
A priest from Ukraine’s Orthodox Church has been arrested along with four others for stealing €60 million ($AU100.7 million) of illegally obtained ancient jewellery.
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23/10/2023
• Samuel Ord
Shree Ramkrishna Exports (SRK) has been removed from the list of international war sponsors by Ukraine’s National Agency of Corruption Prevention (NACP).
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18/09/2023
• Samuel Ord
Speculation over increased sanctions against Russia’s diamond industry has heightened, with media sources suggesting that new prohibitions will be announced in the coming weeks.
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17/08/2023
• Samuel Ord
The world’s largest diamond mining company, the De Beers Group, has relaxed purchasing rules for sightholders in a move to address accumulating inventories.
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07/08/2023
• Samuel Ord
The Responsible Jewellery Council now has the ability to vote on the expulsion of members that bring the organisation into disrepute.
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07/03/2023
• Samuel Ord
A US jewellery industry trade body has issued an alert to members forewarning of incoming sanctions on the import of diamonds originating from Russia.
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10/02/2023
• Samuel Ord
The European Union (EU) has confirmed a 10th round of sanctions will be placed on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, leading to further speculation over the future of the diamond industry.
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24/01/2023
• Samuel Ord
As the debate continues to swirl over the future of Russian diamonds in western markets Lucara Diamond CEO Eira Thomas has weighed in, calling for further sanctions.
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16/01/2023
• Samuel Ord
There have been renewed calls from within the European Union to place further sanctions on Russia’s diamond mining industry in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
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11/01/2023
• Samuel Ord
Decreasing demand for diamonds has led to more than 20,000 workers losing their jobs in India's cutting and polishing industry.
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25/09/2022
• Jeweller Research
Despite various sanctions being imposed on Russia and Alrosa, the country’s largest diamond producer, the international industry is increasingly being divided.
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25/08/2022
• Samuel Ord
Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of economic sanctions placed against mining juggernaut Alrosa following reports that Russian rough diamond sales remain healthy.
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22/08/2022
• Samuel Ord
Russia’s Finance Ministry has released a statement condemning the bid to have diamonds mined in Russia classified as blood diamonds.
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