Demand for gold bars and coins in the US jumped in 2020, mirroring the rush for gold ETFs that took holdings in those products to record highs. Having languished at a relatively weak…
After a tense election campaign, which included a second round of voting, Boaz Moldawsky was declared the new President of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE). Moldawsky, 54, a second-generation diamantaire, whose family…
Rio Tinto’s consolidated sales revenue from diamonds in 2020 dropped 26% to $459 million compared with $619 million in 2019, and was 34% below 2018’s revenue of $695 million. Realised diamond prices…
The Finance Ministry has issued a notification dated 17th February 2021, of the amendments made to the finance bill 2021 with regards to the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) exemption on…
Diamonds are dressy – whether tailored for day or night. Design-centric and wearable jewellery is one segment that is keeping the sales rolling. Hoops, stackable rings and thin layered chains, tiny ear…
US-based designer Swati Dhanak talks about her new lines and bestselling rings and her proclivity for fancy-cut diamonds. Fancy diamond cuts are the inspiration behind New Yorker Swati Dhanak’s Floating and Duo…
Alrosa will name a large gem-quality rough diamond after Russia’s “Sputnik V” Covid-19 vaccine. The company noted that “Sputnik V” was the world’s first registered vaccine based on the well-studied human adenoviral…
CIBJO’s Pearl Commission has released the first edition of the CIBJO Guide for Classifying Natural Pearls and Cultured Pearls. The 62-page illustrated document provides an overarching view of natural and cultured pearls,…
Jewellery designer ANAND SHAH has the power to surprise each time he unveils a collection. An artist par excellence, Shah uses gold, a medium he reveres, to stylishly replicate the bounties of…
New York jewellery designer Alexia Connellan is incorporating red hues and pearls into her new pieces. New York jeweller Alexia Connellan has expanded her collections with bright offerings. Her perception of beauty…