Tom Neys News Today

How did followers of Jainism, a faith that shuns attachment to material goods, come to boss the global diamond industry?

As the G7 summit in Japan unfolds public discourse surrounding a potential prohibition of Russian diamonds has once again ramped up.

The G7 summit in Japan could be the moment to agree an international plan to trace conflict diamonds.

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.

👋 Bone die!*Welcome to Thursday, where top European officials arrive in Ukraine for talks, Israel launches airstrikes on the West Bank, and Australia snubs King Charles on its new banknote. Meanwhile, Claudio Andrade in Buenos Aires-based daily Clarin reports on the armada of 500 fishing boats who g...

Belgian PM De Croo wants the world to hunt down and stop trade in Russian ‘blood diamonds.’

The European Union is currently developing the framework for further sanctions against Russia in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Belgium’s parliament has voted in favor of a new banking law, paving the way for easier access to financial services among Antwerp’s diamond dealers.The Basic Banking Law, which must still pass further obstacles, guarantees fundamental banking services to all Belgian companies. Businesses that...

EU majority building for near-total ban on Russian diamonds, as Belgium says it won't veto sanctions, which could cost 10,000 jobs in Antwerp.

RAPAPORT... The European Union should ban Russian diamonds in its next sanctions package, German nonprofit Transparency International said this week in an open letter to officials. “No profits from precious stones should directly or indirectly finance the Russian government and its...