Two Thirds of IGI Revenue Now from Lab Growns
July 29, 26
IGI reported significant increases in revenue and profit, with lab growns now accounting for two thirds of all its certification earnings. Revenue was up 23% for the three months to the end of June (Q1 FY27) to RUP 3.7 billion (USD 36 million) ... Read More...
De Beers Rough Sales Down 44%
July 29, 26Rough sales at De Beers slumped during the three months to the end of June, down 44% to $665 million, as owners Anglo American said the sale of its diamond mining unit was progressing. It expects the company to report another loss for De Beers... Read More...
Israel's Diamond Exports Hit Record Low
July 28, 26Israel's cumulative diamond exports for the first six months of 2026 slumped to just $2.4 billion, described as "record low" in the history of the country's modern diamond industry. At its peak, in 2015 Israel's annual export of polished diamonds alone... Read More...
8.7% Hike in India's Polished Exports
July 27, 26India's exports of natural polished diamonds were up 8.7% to $847 million in June, following on from the first return to growth this year in May (up 3.3%). It signals a possible recovery after the 19.6% decline in April, as exporters seek out markets beyond... Read More...
Men's Brooches Steal Limelight at Jewellery World Mumbai
July 27, 26Men's brooches stole the limelight at the Jewellery World exhibition in Mumbai last weekend (24 to 26 July). The "hero accessories" - as worn by singer Harry Styles and actors Timothee Chalamet, Billy Porter and Cillian Murphy - were prominent... Read More...
Memo by Erez Jacob Rivlin
July 24Botswana is a nation built on diamonds. On 30 September 1966 the United Kingdom granted independence to what was then known as the Bechuanaland Protectorate, one of the world's poorest populations. Barely five months later, on 1 March 1967... Read More...