Petra Diamonds has appointed Vivek Gadodia and Juan Kemp as joint CEOs following the company’s annual general meeting on November 27. Gadodia and Kemp, who became joint interim CEOs in February, will ...

The jewelry sector saw a strong showing on Black Friday, making it one of the top categories in the US this holiday season, with a 2.8% rise year on year, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. Online ...

Botswana’s minerals and energy minister visited the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) this week to thank 18 of its member companies for providing the African country with humanitarian aid. After ...

The rise in gold prices has forced up the cost of jewelry and led consumers to opt for lab-grown diamonds, bespoke retailer Alexandra Beth Samit said on the latest Rapaport Diamond Podcast. “It really ...

The African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA) has identified the six Kimberley Process (KP) members that vetoed the proposed new conflict-diamond definition last week. The participants at the KP ...

The Kimberley Process (KP) failed to reach a consensus on broadening the definition of conflict diamonds at last week’s plenary in Dubai, according to industry organizations. “While not unexpected, it ...

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will include a proposition in the country’s 2026 budget to make the country a free-trade zone for diamonds, he said. Smotrich announced the move, which Israel ...

Established in 1978, the Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive, and efficient diamond ...

Rio Tinto has unearthed a purple diamond weighing 0.45 carats at its Diavik mine, an unusual find at a site that generally produces white stones. A trace element like hydrogen or a twist in the ...

The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) is launching a new marketing campaign for natural diamonds that centers around a gumball machine full of synthetics that can be “won” for five euros, in an ...

De Beers has earmarked its highest category-marketing spend in 10 years to promote natural diamonds and drive demand. The miner did not specify the amount, but it noted in a letter to shareholders ...

The US has placed tariffs of 10% on imports from all countries and higher duties on India, prompting concern and uncertainty in the diamond and jewelry industry. US President Donald Trump announced ...