Alrosa and India supply agreement
President Vladimir Putin is visiting India later this week. Hopes are high for the signing of a[…]
Lab Created diamonds Are like real thing says producer
Consumers can now save thousands of dollars on diamonds, with a technological breakthrough that allows Synthetic diamonds[…]
THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIAMOND GRADING
The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research is part of the De Beers group of companies.
ALROSA third quarter loss of $223 Million USD
A reported a loss of RUB 10.3 billion for the third quarter ending September 30, is primarily […]
Blue diamond record price
A blue diamond has set a new record price of $US32.6 million at Sotheby’s auction in New[…]
Open letter regarding over grading certification from the WFDB
Colleagues and friends, The diamond industry is facing a serious challenge to its integrity which could lead[…]
Rapaport Calls for End to Over grading Diamonds
Martin Rapaport has released a comprehensive editorial entitled “Honest Grading” that discloses the systematic over grading of[…]
Zimbabwe removal of tax on locally polished diamonds to be considered
Minister of Mines Walter Chidhakwa said that Zimbabwe is considering repealing 15 percent tax royalties on locally[…]
Synthetic or Lab grown Diamonds
The question is how many synthetic or Laboratory grown Diamonds are there in the market. The Gem[…]
GIA Suspends Diamond Duplicate Reports and Sealing Services
The Gemmological Institute of America (GIA) has suspended duplicate reports diamond and diamond sealing services at all[…]