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More than 1.2 million euros were collected at an auction of diamonds and precious stones organized by FineShop, the center for the sale of movable property of the Belgian Ministry of Finance.

Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry marketplace, and the GEM Awards Committee have announced the 20th annual GEM Awards, originally scheduled for Friday, January 14, 2022, have been...

The management of BlueRock Diamonds decided to restrict operations at Kareevlei until the 3rd of January 2022 due to an outbreak of COVID-19 infections among personnel, the company said in an update announced on Wednesday.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has blown the lid off more than $ 88.82 mn money laundering racket involving diamantaires from Surat and Hong Kong, according to a report in Free Press Journal.

The Russian Federation Ministry of Finance reported that gold production in Russia in January-October amounted to 291.98 tons (January-October 2020 – 288.98 tons), including mining – 249.98 tons (January- October 2020 – 247.92 tons)...

The total projected sales volume organized by Christie's auction house in 2021 amounted to $7.1 (£5.2) billion, which is 54% higher than in 2020 and 22% higher than in 2019, and is also the highest figure in the last five years.

Summing up the results of the financial and economic activities of ALROSA in 2021, Aisen Nikolaev, Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and Sergey Ivanov, CEO of ALROSA said that the company achieved record sales, doubled dividend payments...

ALROSA has hosted its annual roundtable meeting with representatives from the financial sector. ALROSA’s CEO and senior executives discussed the diamond industry’s key achievements and future prospects, along with representatives from banks and non-banking...

India’s gross export of cut & polished diamonds at $ 1302.78 mn in November 2021 as compared to $ 1645.19 mn in November 2020, registering a decline of 20.8 per cent. Imports of rough diamond in November 2021 recorded $1039.88 mn as against $ 1112.05...

JSC Almar (Diamonds of the Arctic), which is exploring a diamond deposit in the north of Yakutia, raised 200 million rubles during a private placement of shares. The buyers of the shares are professional participants in the financial market...