India’s overall gross exports of gems and jewellery in the month of July this year declined 38% to $1.35 billion, compared to $2.19 billion in July 2019, due to the global economic…
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IIJS Virtual has been an eyeopener for many in the coloured gemstone sector. Manufacturers believed that coloured gemstones need to be seen and touched prior to being bought. But IIJS Virtual has…
Indian gems and jewellery exports have shown signs of recovery, and registered sizeable growth from $36 million in April 2020 to $1,764.06 million in August 2020. The recovery is attributed to growth…
Silver is one precious metal that has outperformed others during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Silver exports from April to August saw a growth of 74% to $632.73 million as compared to same…
Diamonds Do Good® has partnered with the Young Diamantaire group to convene next generation jewellers from around the world for the second in their series of Global Gatherings in support of the…
A selection of the finest rough diamonds from Rio Tinto’s Canadian and Australian mines will be tendered to diamond specialists from around the world in October and November. Headlining Rio Tinto’s forthcoming…
The World Diamond Council (WDC) held a virtual Annual General Meeting on 19th October, 2020, featuring guest speakers David Prager, Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs of the De Beers Group, and Edward…
Rio Tinto’s third-quarter diamond production fell 8% year-on-year to 4.2 million carats on account of lower grades at the soon-to-be-closed Argyle mine. For the quarter that ended 30th September, 2020, carat production…
Alrosa, the world’s biggest diamond producer, reported that its proceeds from rough and polished diamond sales in Q3 came in at $589 million (a 6.8x increase quarter-on-quarter and down 4% year-on-year), including…
As gold prices shoot up, demand for traditional jewellery in the bridal segment is reaching a new high. In the last six months or so, there have been no weddings and now…