25/06/2024
• Samuel Ord
Russia is reportedly looking to strengthen the relationship between its diamond industry and non-western markets as the impact of sanctions continues to take hold.
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28/05/2024
• Samuel Ord
The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) is advocating for rough-verification centres outside the G7 bloc to enforce sanctions on Russian diamonds.
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13/05/2024
• Samuel Ord
The European Union will exclude ‘grandfathered’ diamonds from its sanctions against Russia, according to recent media reports.
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26/03/2024
• Samuel Ord
Concern within the international diamond industry about the impact of sanctions against Russian diamonds has worsened in recent weeks.
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05/03/2024
• Samuel Ord
Several international trade associations have published an open letter calling for the G7 to consider the broader impact of incoming sanctions against the Russian diamond industry.
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09/01/2024
• Samuel Ord
The European Union (EU) has added Russian diamond mining company Alrosa to its sanctions list as a punitive response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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14/11/2023
• Samuel Ord
The Kimberley Process plenary meeting in Zimbabwe has reached a bitter ending after concluding with a deadlock over the definition of ‘conflict diamonds’.
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06/11/2023
• Samuel Ord
The Russian government has accused Western countries of undermining the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) in a bid to further politicise the diamond industry.
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27/10/2023
• Samuel Ord
A priest from Ukraine’s Orthodox Church has been arrested along with four others for stealing €60 million ($AU100.7 million) of illegally obtained ancient jewellery.
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23/10/2023
• Samuel Ord
Shree Ramkrishna Exports (SRK) has been removed from the list of international war sponsors by Ukraine’s National Agency of Corruption Prevention (NACP).
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26/09/2023
• Samuel Ord
Russian diamond mining juggernaut Alrosa has cancelled its next two allocations amid concerns about declining demand.
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18/09/2023
• Samuel Ord
Speculation over increased sanctions against Russia’s diamond industry has heightened, with media sources suggesting that new prohibitions will be announced in the coming weeks.
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17/08/2023
• Samuel Ord
The world’s largest diamond mining company, the De Beers Group, has relaxed purchasing rules for sightholders in a move to address accumulating inventories.
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07/08/2023
• Samuel Ord
The Responsible Jewellery Council now has the ability to vote on the expulsion of members that bring the organisation into disrepute.
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25/07/2023
• Samuel Ord
The US Department of State has expanded its sanctions to include newly appointed Alrosa CEO Pavel Marinychev as the conflict in Ukraine continues.
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