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Bank Suspends Credit for ‘Unprofitable’ Rough Diamonds
Russell Shor, July 22, 2019
De Beers and Alrosa slashed rough diamond sales after ABN AMRO’s says it will no longer finance rough purchases for goods that can’t be cut profitably.
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Headwinds Slow 2019 Vegas Business, Lab-grown Diamonds Proliferate
Russell Shor, June 14, 2019
Decent demand for finished jewellery, but less for loose gems. Plus: Lab-grown diamonds and responsible, sustainable business practices.
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Ups and Downs of 2016 Make for an Uncertain 2017
Russell Shor, January 20, 2017
The diamond industry was slow to recover in 2016 and coloured gems got a welcome shot in the arm. Mixed signals leave no clear indicators for 2017.
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De Beers Reduces Rough Prices – Too Little?
Russell Shor, May 19, 2015
De Beers reduces rough prices at May sight, undisclosed treated diamonds submitted to GIA, and Sotheby’s and Christie’s sales break auction records − again.
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January Outlook: Rough Diamond Supplies Up, Prices Down
Russell Shor, January 25, 2016
The trade grappled with soft prices and excess stock in 2015, but holiday sales helped reduce diamond stocks. Plus: China retail report.
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Major Diamond Find Brightens Market
Russell Shor, December 1, 2015
The discovery of three huge diamonds – 1,111, 813 and 374 carats − all in the same week, has brightened an otherwise lacklustre diamond market.
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Characterisation and Grading of Natural-Colour Pink Diamonds
John M. King, James E. Shigley, June 1, 2002
Known for their great beauty and rarity, pink diamonds have long been sought after by jewellers, collectors and consumers.
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Gemesis Laboratory-Created Diamonds
James E. Shigley, Reza Abbaschian, December 1, 2002
High-quality synthetic diamonds created by the Gemesis Corp. are examined and their gemmological properties are explicated.
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Diamond Sources and Production: Past, Present and Future
Alfred A. Levinson, John J. Gurney, December 1, 1992
Diamond production’s future appears to belong less to Africa and more to Australia, Canada and the Russian Federation, according to this overview of geologic trends in the industry.
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A Review of the Political and Economic Forces Shaping Today’s Diamond Industry
Russell Shor, September 1, 2005
Political upheavals and technological advances, as well as changes in social and governmental attitudes and initiatives, have produced major and ongoing changes in the diamond industry.
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