Many expect that De Beers will seek a public listing on the LSE early next year. The current shareholders would either sell off parts of their holdings or accept ownership dilution through. Read More...

The DTC is expected to increase rough diamond prices next week by 5-7%. Can the market absorb this price increase? Read More...

Some time ago, we closely followed the incredible court drama about an Ohio jeweler who claimed to have purchased a pink diamond worth $2.5 million for only $8,000 from an unidentified German-accented party in a Las Vegas restaurant. Read More...

In a recent meeting of the Executive Committee of the WFDB, some participants wondered whether the Presidents Meeting, scheduled to take place in Dubai next year, should be rescheduled. Read More...

How will the diamond world look in 2016? Chaim Even-Zohar provides some ideas based on internal DTC forecast figures. Read More...

From transparency back to ambiguity. This is the only way one can interpret DTC's messages about the planned rough allocation policies sent to clients and banks. It seems DTC has come full circle. Read More...

During a recent trip to India, I realized something: from all the cutting and trading centers in the world, India has been the most successful in turning the economic and financial crisis into a great opportunity. Read More...

If a man using the false identity of Roman Rozzen from Rikko Company, has been in your office recently, please stop reading right now and go count your diamonds– each and every diamond in your stock. Read More...

The rumor mill about the quality of GIA India certificates started early, but when talk of “upgraded” reports started, I learned a considerable part of the certification was done in NYC. Read More...

In the old days, people would watch the heads of the USSR standing on the Kremlin balcony and measure the distance between the leader and other officials to learn about their status. Read More...